#48019 [NEW]: Problem with

From: pulni4kiya at abv dot bg Operating system: PHP version: 5.2.9 PHP Bug Type: Reflection related Bug description: Problem with Description: ------------ The problem is that ReflectionMethod's invoke() method does not return reference (when it should)! Neither does call_user_func() for that matter. Reproduce code: --------------- class A { public static $c = 100; public static function &D() { return self::$c; } } echo A::$c; //prints 100 $cRef1 =& A::D(); $cRef1 = 200; echo A::$c; //prints 200 $a = new ReflectionClass('A'); $d = $a->getMethod('D'); $cRef2 =& $d->invoke(null); //DOES NOT RETURN REFERENCE!!! $cRef2 = 300; echo A::$c; //prints 200 Expected result: ---------------- 100200300 Actual result: -------------- 100200200 -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=48019&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=fixedcvs Fixed in CVS and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=48019&r=mysqlcfg