Bug #62664 [Nab]: Passing inline-set variables by reference fails

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62664&edit=1 ID: 62664 User updated by: katelyn dot schiesser at gmail dot com Reported by: katelyn dot schiesser at gmail dot com Summary: Passing inline-set variables by reference fails Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: *General Issues Operating System: Centos 6.2 PHP Version: 5.3.15 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: So you're saying they removed things like: test(&$var) For functions that aren't defined to accept variables passed by reference? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-07-26 21:26:51] cataphract@php.net That you for your report, but it's simply not supported. Given that call-time pass-by-ref was removed in PHP 5.4, there's no point in even considering supporting such a case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-07-26 08:31:46] katelyn dot schiesser at gmail dot com Description: ------------ I apologize in advance if this has been reported elsewhere, I searched without finding anything. I have tested this on boxes running versions of PHP 5.3.13, and 5.3.3. [slowbro@node05 ~]$ php -v PHP 5.3.3 (cli) (built: Jul 3 2012 16:53:21) Copyright (c) 1997-2010 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Zend Technologies The issue is that I can't pass inline-set variables by reference. For example, this works: test($var='something'); ...but this doesn't: test(&$var='something'); Perhaps this is the way the engine works or something- but I would think it would be easy enough to (and make sense to) allow this. Test script: --------------- function test(&$var){ $var = 'something else'; } test(&$newvar='something'); echo $newvar; Expected result: ---------------- something else Actual result: -------------- PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '=', expecting ')' in php shell code on line 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62664&edit=1