From: chris at starglade dot org
Operating system: Any
PHP version: 5.1.4
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: func_get_args() does not return variables by reference
Description:
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func_get_args() and func_get_arg() should return variables by reference.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
$one = 'one';
$two = 'two';
$three = 'three';
function change_one_into_two_normal(&$var)
{
$var = 'two';
}
function change_one_into_two_using_get_args()
{
$args = func_get_args();
$args[0] = 'two';
}
change_one_into_two_normal($one);
echo $one;
$one = 'one';
change_one_into_two_using_get_args($one);
echo $one;
Expected result:
----------------
two
one
Actual result:
--------------
two
two
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Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37351&r=support
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Submitted twice:
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