Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64248&edit=1
ID: 64248 User updated by: bobwei9 at hotmail dot com Reported by: bobwei9 at hotmail dot com Summary: Strange parse error when using language construct in for Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Irrelevant (OS X 10.8) PHP Version: master-Git-2013-02-19 (Git) Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Oops, the expected result should be a notice and $max should be 'A' in the test script... Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-02-19 21:03:57] bobwei9 at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ For example unsetting a var in the third part of a for-loop throws an E_PARSE error. Test script: --------------- php -r ' $A = [1]; $B = [1,7]; $max = 'B'; for ($i='A'; ++$i<$max; unset($$i)) var_dump($$i);' Expected result: ---------------- array(1) { [0]=> int(1) } array(2) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(7) } Actual result: -------------- PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'unset' (T_UNSET), expecting ')' in Command line code on line 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=64248&edit=1