On 18.01.2008 04:39, Michael B Allen wrote: >> You have to copy the string if you want to store it. > > Ok. Doesn't look like I have much choice. I just wanted to understand > the problem better. I'll just copy the strings. > > But it does seem odd to me that PHP does not always reference string > constants directly. I mean, why copy if you don't have to?
Because you have to copy something that is going to be freed by PHP. That's how it works & worked for ages - you don't have to free the strings you get from zend_parse_parameters() because PHP does it for you. -- Wbr, Antony Dovgal -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php