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

From: Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:58:29 +0000
Subject: Bug #52321 [Com]: list() fails under a mere condition
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 ID:               52321
 Comment by:       saltybaldyev at gmx dot com
 Reported by:      saltybaldyev at gmx dot com
 Summary:          list() fails under a mere condition
 Status:           Open
 Type:             Bug
 Package:          Variables related
 Operating System: linux,windows
 PHP Version:      5.3.2

 New Comment:

the same if we do list($a,$b,$c)=$c, list($a,$c,$b)=$c and so on.

i guess such assignments only work properly in case its right part goes
to list() first: list(--> $c <--,$a1,$a2,$a3,...)=$c


Previous Comments:
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[2010-07-12 20:52:11] saltybaldyev at gmx dot com

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'.


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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
)



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