ID: 34358 Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reported By: pacha dot shevaev at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem -Operating System: windows +Operating System: * -PHP Version: 5.1.0RC1 +PHP Version: 5.* New Comment:
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php Objects are already references in PHP 5, thuse there is no sense in ...&$this in any way. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-03 13:36:57] pacha dot shevaev at gmail dot com Description: ------------ PHP 5.1RC1 throws fatal error when some variable gets assigned with $this by reference. However there's a workaround for this fatal error which is very simple: using a helper function which simply returns the passed argument by reference. I'm a bit lost here - what is the expected behavior? Yes, it may seem a bit weird to assign objects by reference in PHP5 but if you keep your code base PHP4 compatible you know what i mean. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php function & getRef(&$ref) { return $ref; } class Foo { function Foo() { //$ref =& getRef($this); //works just fine $ref =& $this; //throws "cannot re-assign $this" fatal $ref->test(); } function test() { echo 'test'; } } $foo = new Foo(); ?> Expected result: ---------------- test Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Cannot re-assign $this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34358&edit=1
