Req #63744 [NEW]: references in list()

From: Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:39:33 +0000
Subject: Req #63744 [NEW]: references in list()
Groups: php.bugs 
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From:             ninzya at inbox dot lv
Operating system: Any
PHP version:      Irrelevant
Package:          Scripting Engine problem
Bug Type:         Feature/Change Request
Bug description:references in list()

Description:
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Would be good to have a possibility to extract array elements by ref like
in test 
script.

Test script:
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$arr = array( 1, 2 );
list( &$first, &$second ) = $arr;

++$first;
--$second;

print_r( $arr);

Expected result:
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array( 2, 1 )

Actual result:
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PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected '&', expecting ',' or
')' in ...
on 
line 2

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Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63744&edit=1
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Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4):   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=trysnapshot54
Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3):   https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=trysnapshot53
Try a snapshot (trunk):     https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=trysnapshottrunk
Fixed in SVN:               https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=fixed
Fixed in release:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace:             https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:      https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=needscript
Try newer version:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:        https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=support
Expected behavior:          https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=notwrong
Not enough info:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=php4
Daylight Savings:           https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=dst
IIS Stability:              https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:            https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=float
No Zend Extensions:         https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:  https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63744&r=mysqlcfg

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