#51174 [NEW]: error "expected to be a reference" when $this referenced in an array property

From: Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:08:16 +0000
Subject: #51174 [NEW]: error "expected to be a reference" when $this referenced in an array property
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Operating system: Win7
PHP version:      5.3.1
PHP Bug Type:     Class/Object related
Bug description:  error "expected to be a reference" when $this referenced in an array
property

Description:
------------
When $this is stored by reference in a PHP array, itself stored in a
property, then function call_user_func_array() is able to recognize the
reference only if called in the same local context where $this is
referenced. In other words, the reference seems to be lost for
call_user_func_array().

The bug does not occur with PHP 5.2,
It does occur with both PHP 5.3.0 and PHP 5.3.1. Not yet tested with PHP
5.3.2

Note that if we use a global variable instead of a property, then the bug
does not occur.



Reproduce code:
---------------
<?php

function f_test(&$obj) {
	$obj->prop++;
	echo "prop=".$obj->prop." <br>\r\n";
}

class clsTest {
	public $prop = 0;
	public $arg_array = false;
	function meth() {
		if ($this->arg_array===false) $this->arg_array = array(&$this);
		echo 'arg_array[0] '.(($this->arg_array[0]===$this) ? ' is the same
instance' : ' is not the same instance').' than $this'." 
<br>\r\n";
		call_user_func_array('f_test', $this->arg_array);
	}
}

$oTest = new clsTest;
$oTest->meth(); // OK
$oTest->meth(); // ERR

?>

Expected result:
----------------
arg_array[0] is the same instance than $this
prop=1
arg_array[0] is the same instance than $this

Warning: Parameter 1 to f_test() expected to be a reference, value given
in D:\www\bug.php on line 14

Actual result:
--------------
arg_array[0] is the same instance than $this
prop=1
arg_array[0] is the same instance than $this
prop=2

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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=51174&edit=1
-- 
Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2):            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=trysnapshot52
Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3):            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=trysnapshot53
Try a snapshot (PHP 6.0):            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=trysnapshot60
Fixed in SVN:                        http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=fixed
Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=needdocs
Fixed in release:                    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace:                      http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:               http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=needscript
Try newer version:                   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:                 http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=support
Expected behavior:                   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=notwrong
Not enough info:                     http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:                     http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:                    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=php4
Daylight Savings:                    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=dst
IIS Stability:                       http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:                     http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=gnused
Floating point limitations:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=float
No Zend Extensions:                  http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:           http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=51174&r=mysqlcfg



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