From: vinhar at optusnet dot com dot au
Operating system: windows 5 sp4
PHP version: 5CVS-2007-05-07 (CVS)
PHP Bug Type: Variables related
Bug description: pass by reference works without storage
Description:
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A function defined to return by reference returns data when there is no
storage to reference without a warning or notice.
Error reporting is E_ALL.
Version 5.0.33
Reproduce code:
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<?
&bug()
{
return 1 + 1;
}
$r = bug();
echo $r;
?>
Expected result:
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A warning or notice as follows.
[NOTICE: Only variable references should be returned by reference]
Actual result:
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The above function outputs 2.
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=41312&edit=1
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Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=trysnapshot44
Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=trysnapshot52
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http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=trysnapshot60
Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41312&r=mysqlcfg
