Bug #17794: Setting a reference and value on one line

From: greg@mtechsolutions.ca Operating system: should be independent PHP version: 4.1.2 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: Setting a reference and value on one line Since you can do: $a = $b = 1; It is only natural to assume you can also do: $a = &$b = 1; However, this returns a parse error. Should it not return a refernce to $b ? Although this (simple) example seems stupid, the reason this is a problem is when you involve arrays (and in my case, objects): $a = &$b[] = new Object(); I want to add a new object into $b, but I just want it to go to a new element number, without having to iterate through (which is currently the only work-around I can think of). At the same time, I need a reference to that object stored in another variable. I can't make a temporary object, as it will be lost (only the object in the $b array is stored permenantly) and it can't be a copy of the object, it has to be the specific instance stored in $b. If this has been fixed in ZE2, please disregard. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17794&edit=1 -- Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=17794&r=globals