#46596 [Opn->Ver]: Setting an associative array $var with the key $var: $var[$var] = true
| From: | jani@php.net | Date: | Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:25:45 +0000 |
| Subject: | #46596 [Opn->Ver]: Setting an associative array $var with the key $var: $var[$var] = true | ||
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ID: 46596
Updated by: jani@php.net
Reported By: benjaminNOpickSPAM at web dot de
-Status: Open
+Status: Verified
Bug Type: Arrays related
Operating System: *
PHP Version: 5CVS, 6CVS (2008-11-24)
Previous Comments:
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[2008-11-18 23:31:33] jani@php.net
This is just side-effect of the fact that [] is also used for
strings. It's not just for arrays.
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[2008-11-17 17:20:40] benjaminNOpickSPAM at web dot de
Description:
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As the following lines are ok:
$var = $var + 1;
$var[trim($var2)] = '';
I expected PHP to first evaluate the $key-String ([$var]), then modify
$var. So a line like:
$var = 'a';
$var[$var] = 0;
should work.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
$var = 'xxxxx';
$var[$var] = true;
var_dump($var);
?>
Expected result:
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array(1) { ["xxxxx"]=> bool(true) }
or a warning like:
Warning: Cannot use a scalar value as an array
Actual result:
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string(5) "1xxxx"
Depending on what code was before it, or what was in $var before, the
first character is not always '1'.
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