$'\x41\x00\x41' truncates after the first "A"

[dagbrown]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL 
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib   -g -O2
uname output: Linux phb.lart.ca 2.6.9-rc3-beta #2 Thu Oct 14 13:22:56 PDT 2004 
i586 unknown unknown GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 3.0
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
    $'(string1)\x00(string2)' truncates the string at \x00.

Repeat-By:
    When I do this:

    bash-3.00$ echo $'\x41\x00\x41'

    I get a single "A".  When I run it through od -t x1, I get this:

    bash-3.00$ echo -n $'\x41\x00\x41' | od -t x1
    0000000 41
    0000001
    bash-3.00$