#38215 [WFx]: functions arg lists with &$var = 'some default' broken? (works in php 5)

ID: 38215 User updated by: php at elitecoders dot com Reported By: php at elitecoders dot com Status: Wont fix Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: CentOS PHP Version: 4.4.2 New Comment: When I ran the code it resulted in a completely blank window. Also blank when I viewed the source - No errors, nothing at all. If I had gotten a parse error I would have re-written the code without posting a bug report. Since you've gotten a parse error out of it though, I'll have to assume that; for some reason, the server I was testing on has php configured to not warn of parse errors. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-07-26 07:07:29] tony2001@php.net Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=', expecting ')' You have to update your PHP version if you want to use this syntax. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-07-26 05:32:29] php at elitecoders dot com Description: ------------ When a function argument list contains a variable reference which has a default value, there is no output. It may be because of a crash, but I was unable to test for that because I don't have access to the log files. This reproduce code works as expected in php 5. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php function exec_bug(&$var_ref = NULL) { } echo "working."; ?> Expected result: ---------------- working. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38215&edit=1