#40737 [NEW]: Variable passing by reference instead of copying.

From: anter at voliacable dot com Operating system: XP Prof SP2 PHP version: 5.2.1 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: Variable passing by reference instead of copying. Description: ------------ In the Simple::$var property the reference to a variable instead of a copy is located, depending on many conditions. If lines 6 and 8 of bug.php to change places the expected result is received. If to remove a line 7 of bug.php the expected result is received. If remove a line 1 of bug.php and to place contents of a Simple.php in a bug.php the expected result is received. Reproduce code: --------------- <file Simple.php> 1 class Simple 2 { 3 protected static $var; 4 5 public static function setVar($value) 6 { 7 self::$var = $value; 8 } 9 } <file bug.php> 1 require_once('Simple.php'); 2 3 $var1 = 'value1'; 4 $var2 = 'value2'; 5 6 Simple::setVar($var1); 7 8 class VerySimple extends Simple {} 9 10 Simple::setVar($var2); 11 12 print $var1; Expected result: ---------------- value1 Actual result: -------------- value2 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40737&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=40737&r=mysqlcfg