Finding entry points Branch analysis from position: 0 1 jumps found. (Code = 62) Position 1 = -2 filename: /in/6pAqo function name: (null) number of ops: 15 compiled vars: !0 = $a, !1 = $b line #* E I O op fetch ext return operands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 0 E > ASSIGN !0, 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21 1 ASSIGN !1, 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22 2 INIT_FCALL 'var_dump' 3 INIT_FCALL 'strip_tags' 4 SEND_VAR !0 5 DO_ICALL $4 6 SEND_VAR $4 7 DO_ICALL 23 8 INIT_FCALL 'var_dump' 9 INIT_FCALL 'strip_tags' 10 SEND_VAR !1 11 DO_ICALL $6 12 SEND_VAR $6 13 DO_ICALL 14 > RETURN 1 Function trim_string: Finding entry points Branch analysis from position: 0 2 jumps found. (Code = 43) Position 1 = 10, Position 2 = 17 Branch analysis from position: 10 1 jumps found. (Code = 62) Position 1 = -2 Branch analysis from position: 17 filename: /in/6pAqo function name: trim_string number of ops: 22 compiled vars: !0 = $string, !1 = $start, !2 = $limit line #* E I O op fetch ext return operands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 0 E > RECV_INIT !0 '' 1 RECV_INIT !1 0 2 RECV_INIT !2 100 5 3 INIT_FCALL 'strip_tags' 4 SEND_VAR !0 5 DO_ICALL $3 6 ASSIGN !0, $3 7 7 IS_SMALLER ~5 !2, !0 8 STRLEN ~6 ~5 9 > JMPZ ~6, ->17 9 10 > INIT_FCALL 'substr' 11 SEND_VAR !0 12 SEND_VAR !1 13 SEND_VAR !2 14 DO_ICALL $7 15 ASSIGN !0, $7 10 16 ASSIGN_OP 8 !0, '...' 14 17 > INIT_FCALL 'htmlspecialchars' 18 SEND_VAR !0 19 DO_ICALL $10 20 > RETURN $10 16 21* > RETURN null End of function trim_string
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