#49346 [NEW]: using return() with an empty argument list is causing in a parser error

From: Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:20:58 +0000
Subject: #49346 [NEW]: using return() with an empty argument list is causing in a parser error
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From:             mirko dot steiner at slashdevslashnull dot de
Operating system: linux, freebsd
PHP version:      5.2.10
PHP Bug Type:     Reproducible crash
Bug description:  using return() with an empty argument list is causing in a parser error

Description:
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using return() with an empty argument list is causing in a parser error.

Reproduce code:
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<?php
function foo($arg) {
    if($arg) {
        return('bar');
    } else {
        return();
    }
}
?>


Expected result:
----------------
no parser error :-)

Actual result:
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Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')' in 
/usr/local/www/develop/htdocs/test.php on line 6

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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=49346&edit=1
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Fixed in SVN:                        http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=fixed
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Fixed in release:                    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=alreadyfixed
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Need Reproduce Script:               http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=needscript
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Not developer issue:                 http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=support
Expected behavior:                   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=notwrong
Not enough info:                     http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=notenoughinfo
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register_globals:                    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=php4
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No Zend Extensions:                  http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:           http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49346&r=mysqlcfg

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