RE: [PHP] PHP4 to PHP5 migration with E_STRICT

2010-12-08 Thread Tommy Pham
> -Original Message- > From: Tom Robinson [mailto:tom.robin...@motec.com.au] > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:03 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] PHP4 to PHP5 migration with E_STRICT > > Hi, > > I'm migrating a web application writt

Re: [PHP] PHP4 to PHP5 migration with E_STRICT

2010-12-08 Thread Richard Quadling
On 8 December 2010 01:12, Tom Robinson wrote: > Thanks David. > > If my understanding is correct, then: > > SPControlPanel::getContentTypes($db); > > is a reference to a static instantiation of the class. If so, then it > must be syntactically something like when using 'new' (which returns a > ref

Re: [PHP] PHP4 to PHP5 migration with E_STRICT

2010-12-07 Thread Tom Robinson
Thanks David. If my understanding is correct, then: SPControlPanel::getContentTypes($db); is a reference to a static instantiation of the class. If so, then it must be syntactically something like when using 'new' (which returns a reference) so there's no need to apply the & operator. Am I on th

Re: [PHP] PHP4 to PHP5 migration with E_STRICT

2010-12-07 Thread David Harkness
In getCategoryTypes() you're assigning a reference to the return value of getContentTypes(), and PHP doesn't like that. You can return a reference to a variable from a function, but taking the reference of a *value* is meaningless since you can only create references to variables. Just remove the &

[PHP] PHP4 to PHP5 migration with E_STRICT

2010-12-07 Thread Tom Robinson
Hi, I'm migrating a web application written for PHP4 to PHP5. I've turned on E_STRICT to have a detailed look at all the code thoroughly. I have a number of 'Notices' and 'Strict Standards' messages appearing now. I don't consider myself a PHP guru by any means so I'm seeking help with understand