Bug #52321 [NEW]: list() fails under a mere condition

From: Operating system: linux,windows PHP version: 5.3.2 Package: Variables related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:list() fails under a mere condition Description: ------------ let $b=array(# , #). then list($a,$b) = $b fails. moar precise: after the assigment we'd get $b = $b[1], $a = { $b[1][0], if $b[1] is a string/array NULL, if $b[1] is a number } if $b[1] is an object we'd get a fatal error 'cant convert object->array'. ////////////////// it works correctly if we try list($b,$a)=$b. so an easy fix could be forged in just 2 additional steps: swap arguments * do the usual work * swap results Test script: --------------- $a = 1; $b = array('ohno','yeah'); list($a,$b) = $b; print_r(array('a'=>$a,'b'=>$b)); Expected result: ---------------- Array ( [a] => ohno [b] => yeah ) Actual result: -------------- Array ( [a] => y [b] => yeah ) -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52321&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52321&r=mysqlcfg