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+--TEST--
+Bug #26696 (crash in switch() when string index is used)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$str = 'asdd/?';
+$len = strlen($str);
+for ($i = 0; $i < $len; $i++) {
+	switch ($str[$i]) {
+        	case '?':
+                	echo "?\n";
+                        break;
+	}
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+?