ID: 35995
Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reported By: jadelucca at comcast dot net
-Status: Open
+Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Operating System: Windows XP
PHP Version: 5.1.2
New Comment:
It doesn't work in 4.4.x either and it has never worked.
There is no bug and I've explained why.
Previous Comments:
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[2006-01-13 13:15:37] jadelucca at comcast dot net
I don't mean to be a pest, I understand you all have other things to
tend to, but please acknowledge this bug.
Tony wasn't looking at the right code. The TOP code is the bug, not the
bottom, which is what he commented on.
The TOP code WORKS in PHP 5.1.1 but not PHP 5.1.2. I'm 99.9% sure it
also works in 4.4.1 but I'm not 100%; I don't have access to 4.4.1 now.
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[2006-01-13 13:02:27] jadelucca at comcast dot net
tony
Thank you. I realize this now. BUT let's not give people the wrong
impression, the bug still exists :) I shouldn't have even mentioned the
2nd part because it'll confuse people, confusing them with erroneous
code and an example of the bug.
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[2006-01-13 12:56:17] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It's not possible to pass expressions by reference.
`$test = "default value"` is an expression.
This is expected behaviour.
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[2006-01-13 12:55:44] jadelucca at comcast dot net
Under reproduce code, that SAME EXACT CODE WORKS on PHP 5.1.1! I just
testing.
The SECOND (Modification code) sends a parse error there too, so maybe
the 2nd example can't be done.
But the bug still lies within PHP 5.1.2! (For those who speed-read
through this and perhaps misundestood me.)
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[2006-01-13 12:49:04] jadelucca at comcast dot net
Description:
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You cannot define a variable in arguments in 5.1.2, but you could in
previous versions.
Reproduce code:
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AN EXAMPLE would be:
<?php
function prefix(&$text) {
$text = "Prefix " . $text;
}
prefix($text = "Add prefix to this here, which would do that in older
versions but not this one.");
?>
Expected result:
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After I run the code above, $text *should* be "Prefix Add prefix..."
etc. This is how it worked in older versions of PHP.
Actual result:
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$text is unmodified. It passes-by-value, not reference, despite the
fact that I added the & in the argument list.
*Modification example*
If I swap the & sign from the function argument list to the actual
function arguments, like so:
<?php
function prefix($text) {
$text = "Prefix " . $text;
}
prefix(&$text = "Add prefix to this here, which would do that in older
versions but not this one.");
?>
I get Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=', expecting ')'
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