[#ASC-2936] String.split() reuses matched characters

ActionScript Compiler (ASC)

Created: 11/07/07 10:52 PM Updated: 07/22/08 12:27 PM

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This issue duplicates:
	~~ASC-1739~~ String.split() incorrect

Severity:	Incorrectly Functioning
Reproducibility:	Every Time
Discoverability:	Medium
Found in Version:	Flash 9.0
Affected OS(s):	Mac - OS 10.4
Steps to Reproduce:	« Hide This may not be a compiler issue but it is an AS3 regression. This works as in Expected Results in AS2 but Actual Results in AS2. Steps to reproduce: trace("abbbc".split("bb")); Actual Results (results in AS3): a,,b Expected Results (resuls in AS2): a,bc For more info, including what I think the algorithmic bug may be, see my blog post at http://www.reversefold.com/wordpress/?p=8 Show » This may not be a compiler issue but it is an AS3 regression. This works as in Expected Results in AS2 but Actual Results in AS2. Steps to reproduce: trace("abbbc".split("bb")); Actual Results (results in AS3): a,,b Expected Results (resuls in AS2): a,bc For more info, including what I think the algorithmic bug may be, see my blog post at http://www.reversefold.com/wordpress/?p=8
Language Found:	English
Bugbase Id:	none
Resolved by:	Lars Hansen
Participants:	Brent Baker, Justin Patrin and Lars Hansen

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Spidermokey returns "a,bc"

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The test cases are equivalent; the fix for ~~ASC-1739~~ fixes this one.