Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62664&edit=1
ID: 62664
User updated by: katelyn dot schiesser at gmail dot com
Reported by: katelyn dot schiesser at gmail dot com
Summary: Passing inline-set variables by reference fails
Status: Not a bug
Type: Bug
Package: *General Issues
Operating System: Centos 6.2
PHP Version: 5.3.15
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
So you're saying they removed things like:
test(&$var)
For functions that aren't defined to accept variables passed by reference?
Previous Comments:
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[2012-07-26 21:26:51] cataphr...@php.net
That you for your report, but it's simply not supported. Given that call-time
pass-by-ref was removed in PHP 5.4, there's no point in even considering
supporting such a case.
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[2012-07-26 08:31:46] katelyn dot schiesser at gmail dot com
Description:
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I apologize in advance if this has been reported elsewhere, I searched without
finding anything.
I have tested this on boxes running versions of PHP 5.3.13, and 5.3.3.
[slowbro@node05 ~]$ php -v
PHP 5.3.3 (cli) (built: Jul 3 2012 16:53:21)
Copyright (c) 1997-2010 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Zend Technologies
The issue is that I can't pass inline-set variables by reference.
For example, this works:
test($var='something');
...but this doesn't:
test(&$var='something');
Perhaps this is the way the engine works or something- but I would think it
would be easy enough to (and make sense to) allow this.
Test script:
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function test(&$var){
$var = 'something else';
}
test(&$newvar='something');
echo $newvar;
Expected result:
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something else
Actual result:
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PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=', expecting ')' in php shell code
on
line 1
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