[PHP-DEV] Bug #7133 Updated: xml_set_object() should not copy the object

[mfischer]

ID: 7133
Updated by: mfischer
Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Old Status: Open
Status: Feedback
Bug Type: XML related
Operating System: irrelevant
PHP Version: 4.0.2
New Comment:

Does this still apply to 4.1.1?

Previous Comments:
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[2000-10-11 07:49:48] [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Playing with XML_Parser, I was discouraged by the fact that
xml_set_object() actually copies an object even if it's been passed by
reference. This is a PITA when you want tag handlers to store parsed
data
into object's properties and use these properties afterwards. You have
to
assign references to these propeties in order to access values out of
handler context. Here's an example script:

<?php

require_once('XML/Parser.php');


$global_accum = '';


class MyParser extends XML_Parser {

        var $accum;
        var $ref_accum;

        function MyParser()
        {
                global $global_accum;
                $this->ref_accum = &$global_accum;
                $this->XML_Parser('ISO-8859-1');
        }

        function startHandler($parser, $tag, $attrs)
        {
                $this->accum .= "<$tag>";
                $this->ref_accum .= "<$tag>";
        }

        function endHandler($parser, $tag)
        {
                $this->accum .= "</$tag>";
                $this->ref_accum .= "</$tag>";
        }
}


header('Content-Type: text/plain');


$parser = new MyParser();

$data = <<<EOD
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE foo SYSTEM "/dtd/foo.dtd">
<foo>
  <bar/>
</foo>
EOD;

$err = $parser->parseString($data, TRUE);

if (PEAR::isError($err)) {
        die($err->getMessage());
}

echo "accum: ", $parser->accum, "\n";
echo "ref_accum: ", $parser->ref_accum, "\n";

?>

This produces:

accum:   
ref_accum: <FOO><BAR></BAR></FOO>


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