#38974 [Bgs->Opn]: String is not properly overwritten in

ID: 38974 User updated by: hendlerman at yahoo dot com -Summary: array should throw warning Reported By: hendlerman at yahoo dot com -Status: Bogus +Status: Open Bug Type: Arrays related Operating System: windows XP PHP Version: 5.1.6 New Comment: Changing title and re-opening so it gets reviewed again. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-09-27 15:14:18] hendlerman at yahoo dot com I understand that it's valid in PHP to overwrite the string with an array. The problem is that the string is not actually overwritten by the array. I thought that was clear from the sample code! Doesn't seem like a feature if the array isn't overwritten. Perhaps I should have titled = "String is not properly overwritten " ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-09-27 14:54:23] tony2001@php.net $string[0] = 'c'; is perfectly valid code and that's what you get with $string['otherstring']. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-09-27 14:53:23] derick@php.net Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-09-27 14:47:10] hendlerman at yahoo dot com Description: ------------ The error is caused by a user error, but I believe PHP should be throwing an error. PHP is not strongly typed, but I thought you get a warning if you try to convert a string to an array. Sorry I am not in 5.1.6 Reproduce code: --------------- /** * Output for me * PHP version 5.1.4 * Array ( [name] => 2alue ) * * */ function array_bug() { echo "PHP version ". phpversion().'<br />'; $test_array = array(); $test_array['name'] = 'value'; $test_array['name']['count'] = 2; print_r($test_array); } array_bug(); exit; Expected result: ---------------- I would expect an error or warning Actual result: -------------- Array ( [name] => 2alue ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=38974&edit=1