# \[F\] $validate() broken?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-validate-broken/8311
**Category:** Fixed Bugs
**Tags:** bug-fixed
**Created:** [April 28, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-validate-broken/8311 "2009-04-28T19:53:39Z")
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### Author: ![chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-validate-broken/8311/1 "2009-04-28T19:53:39Z")

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I find that **$validate(aaa \ bbb,\_)** returns not **aaa \_ bbb** as expected, and as observed on versions until recently, but **aaa\ bbb** (note also the missing space before **\</b\>).**

Bug?

Also, **$validate(aaa \ bbb,\_)\t** returns **aaa \ bbb\t** i.e. does not omit that space.

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