#41687 [NEW]: Array named from other variable doesn't return value for given index

From: dr dot diesel at seznam dot cz Operating system: Win XP PHP version: 5.2.3 PHP Bug Type: Arrays related Bug description: Array named from other variable doesn't return value for given index Description: ------------ Code snippet says everything: $arrname="my_array"; $$arrname = array("test","test2"); var_export($$arrname) outputs: array ( 0 => '204', 1 => '205', ) var_export($$arrname[0]) outputs: NULL $test=$$arrname; var_export($test) outputs: array ( 0 => '204', 1 => '205', ) var_export($test[0]) outputs:'204' Reproduce code: --------------- $arrname="my_array"; $$arrname = array("test","test2"); var_export($$arrname); var_export($$arrname[0]); $test=$$arrname; var_export($test); var_export($test[0]); Expected result: ---------------- $arrname="my_array"; $$arrname = array("test","test2"); var_export($$arrname) outputs: array ( 0 => '204', 1 => '205', ) var_export($$arrname[0]) outputs: >>>>>>>>'204'<<<<<<<<< $test=$$arrname; var_export($test) outputs: array ( 0 => '204', 1 => '205', ) var_export($test[0]) outputs:'204' Actual result: -------------- $arrname="my_array"; $$arrname = array("test","test2"); var_export($$arrname) outputs: array ( 0 => '204', 1 => '205', ) var_export($$arrname[0]) outputs: NULL $test=$$arrname; var_export($test) outputs: array ( 0 => '204', 1 => '205', ) var_export($test[0]) outputs:'204' -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=41687&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41687&r=mysqlcfg