>> Seems like any way you slice it the output should be 3. I guess what's > > ... and, in fact, that /is/ how C behaves. The following code: Whereas Perl (v5.10.0) handles the construct the same way that PHP does. Curiouser and curiouser. Ben -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php