[ID 20000308.003] bug in the 'exists' function

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[ID 20000308.003] bug in the 'exists' function

From:

Chris Amos

Date:

March 8, 2000 04:32

Subject:

[ID 20000308.003] bug in the 'exists' function

Message ID:

C3408C3AD6D6D211A25F0090272A5D8AFB725D@REIGATEMAIL

Hi

This email has 3 sections:

1. perl version details from 'perl -V'
2. perl program demonstrating the (I think) bug
3. output from the program

Let me know if aI can be of help

Thanks
Chris Amos.

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Section 1 - Perl version

Summary of my perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 4 subversion 4) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=dec_osf, osvers=4.0, archname=alpha-dec_osf
    uname='osf1 nasaxp.rto.dec.com v4.0 564 alpha '
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    bincompat3=y useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='cc', optimize='-O4', gccversion=
    cppflags='-std -D_INTRINSICS -I/usr/local/include -D__LANGUAGE_C__'
    ccflags ='-std -D_INTRINSICS -I/usr/local/include -D__LANGUAGE_C__'
    stdchar='unsigned char', d_stdstdio=define, usevfork=false
    voidflags=15, castflags=0, d_casti32=define, d_castneg=define
    intsize=4, alignbytes=8, usemymalloc=y, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='ld', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/shlib /shlib /lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib
    libs=-lgdbm -ldbm -ldb -lm
    libc=/usr/shlib/libc.so, so=so
    useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='
-Wl,-rpath,/usr/opt/PERL5004/lib/perl5/alpha-dec_osf/5.00404/CORE'
    cccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-shared -expect_unresolved "*" -O4 -msym -s
-L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): 
  Built under dec_osf
  Compiled at Nov  7 1997 20:19:49
  @INC:
    /usr/opt/PERL5004/lib/perl5/alpha-dec_osf/5.00404
    /usr/opt/PERL5004/lib/perl5
    /usr/opt/PERL5004/lib/perl5/site_perl/alpha-dec_osf
    /usr/opt/PERL5004/lib/perl5/site_perl
    .

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Section 2 - the program


$h{key1_x}{key2_x} = 'I exist';

#
# Does the element we created exist?
#
print "Test 1 - 2D hash element we know exists\n";

if (exists $h{key1_x}{key2_x})
{
	#
	# The hash element exists - that's what we expected
	#
	print "Hoorahh! he exists: '$h{key1_x}{key2_x}'\n";
}
else
{
	#
	# The hash element doesn't exist - that's bad
	#
	print "Uh oh, he's gone awol\n";
}

#################################################################

#
# Change key 1 and key2 of the hash - does it exist?
#
print "Test 2 - 2D hash element we know doesn't exists (new key1 and
key2)\n";

if (exists $h{key1_y}{key2_y})
{
	#
	# The hash element exists - that's bad
	#
	print "Uh oh, he does exist: $h{key1_y}{key2_y}\n";
}
else
{
	#
	# The hash element doesn't exist - that's what we expected
	#
	print "Hoorahh! he doesn't exist\n";
}

#################################################################

print "Test 3 - Does key1 of the 2D hash exist (same key1 as test 2)?\n";

#
# Use key1 from test 2 - it shouldn't exist.
#
if (exists $h{key1_y})
{
	#
	# The hash element exists - that's bad
	#
	print "Uh oh, he does exist: $h{key1_y}\n";
}
else
{
	#
	# The hash element doesn't exist - that's what we expected
	#
	print "Hoorahh! he doesn't exist\n";
}


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Section 3 - The program output

Test 1 - 2D hash element we know exists
Hoorahh! he exists: 'I exist'
Test 2 - 2D hash element we know doesn't exists (new key1 and key2)
Hoorahh! he doesn't exist
Test 3 - Does key1 of the 2D hash exist (same key1 as test 2)?
Uh oh, he does exist: HASH(0x14000b718)

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