Req #63841 [NEW]: Mind the constructor return value

From: paxcoder+phpnet at gmail dot com Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Mind the constructor return value Description: ------------ As-is, returning values in the constructor has no effect, and the class instance is returned instead. Either allow for explicitly returned values to supersede the object, or warn about trying to return a value from a constructor. Test script: --------------- <?php error_reporting(E_ALL|E_STRICT); class C { function __construct() { return NULL; } } $c = new C; print_r($c); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Either a warning at line 10, or $c set to NULL Actual result: -------------- No warning, and $c set to a C Object -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63841&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=63841&r=mysqlcfg