ID: 25006
Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reported By: marcus at gooseflesh dot de
-Status: Open
+Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Variables related
-Operating System: Windos 2000
+Operating System: *
PHP Version: 4.3.2
New Comment:
You of course cannot pass a constant as a reference.
So you also cannot pass NULL by eference.
But you can pass a pareameter set to NULL of course:
function t(&$p) {}
$x = NULL;
t($x);
Having said the above it should be clear why you can't initialize
function parameters which are passed by reference. The initialization
value would be a const.
Seems you should redesign your apps/libs to something that makes more
sense.
Previous Comments:
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[2003-08-10 17:30:35] marcus at gooseflesh dot de
Description:
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I have really big problems with your newest change to php. having
Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated without having objects
passed-by-reference makes the usability of your language really
impractical.
example:
function foo($var); // is by-value if you pass an object it will be
copied.
function foo(&$var); // is by-reference but you cannot pass null or a
value.
foo(17); // error
foo(null); // error
function foo(&$var = null); // error
Because you have unsuitable method signiture overloading and now no
call-time pass-by-reference an efficient way of designing applications
or libraries in your language is now impossible.
It's a pity. At the moment I don't feel like to finish my php
projects.
Marcus
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