Bug #52643 [Opn]: No error/warning for data after missing semicolon after break statement

From: Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:28:53 +0000
Subject: Bug #52643 [Opn]: No error/warning for data after missing semicolon after break statement
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 ID:                 52643
 Updated by:         johannes@php.net
 Reported by:        haakon dot nessjoen at gmail dot com
 Summary:            No error/warning for data after missing semicolon
                     after break statement
 Status:             Open
 Type:               Bug
 Package:            Scripting Engine problem
 Operating System:   Linux
 PHP Version:        5.2.14
 Block user comment: N

 New Comment:

break may have a parameter. In your case it is the return value of
$variable1 = 'hey'; which is the string 'hey'


Previous Comments:
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[2010-08-19 10:42:01] haakon dot nessjoen at gmail dot com

Description:
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If you forget the semicolon after a 'break' statement. Almost all
characters up to the next ; is ignored. Hence you won't get a error
message about the problem.

For example, if you set a variable immediately after a mistake like
this. You might be wondering for a long time of why the variable is not
set.

Test script:
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<?

if (0)
 break

$variable1 = 'hey';
$variable2 = 'ho';

print "Variable1 = $variable1\n";
print "Variable2 = $variable2\n";

?>

Expected result:
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Error message

Actual result:
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Variable1 = 
Variable2 = ho


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