Inline matrix used in Calc LOOKUP functions

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Hello,

As a continuation of Gary Dale's question on VLOOKUP, I have been
tinkering with using a matrix expression directly in the function
rather than use a reference to a group of cells. So far, this is what I
did:

1) I placed the text values "1", "2", and "3" in cells A1 to A3
2) I placed the numbers 1, 2, and 3 in cells B1 to B3

In another cell, I put the following formula:

=VLOOKUP("2";A1:B3;2;0)

As expected, the result is 2. I then changed the content of A2 from "2"
to "2 ". As expected, again, I get an error. The error goes away if I
search for "2 " or "2"&".*" (I have regular expressions enabled)
instead of "2", like so: =VLOOKUP("2"&".*";A1:B3;2;0)

I then replaced the formula with this (I use a French locale, my column
separators are "." and row separators are ";"):

=VLOOKUP("2";{"1".1;"2".2;"3".3};2;0)

And I get 2 as a result, as expected. I can also change the formula to
these and everything still works:

=VLOOKUP("2 ";{"1".1;"2 ".2;"3".3};2;0)
=VLOOKUP("2"&" ";{"1".1;"2 ".2;"3".3};2;0)

Now, when I change the formula to:

=VLOOKUP("2"&".*";{"1".1;"2 ".2;"3".3};2;0) or
=VLOOKUP("2"&"*";{"1".1;"2 ".2;"3".3};2;0) with wildcards enabled

nothing works anymore: I get a #N/A (#N/D in French) error.

Before I open a bug, I would like to know if others are experiencing
this behaviour or if I am missing something. I use Version 5.3.6.1 on
Fedora 25.

Thank you.

Rémy Gauthier.