Req #46410 [Opn->Csd]: Assignment does not properly evaluate to reference

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46410&edit=1 ID: 46410 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: jbleau at gmail dot com Summary: Assignment does not properly evaluate to reference -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: * PHP Version: 5.2.6 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: nikic Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: 2., 3. and 4. will work in PHP 7. 1. does not work and should not work. (Assignments in PHP return rvalues.) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-10-29 04:57:02] jbleau at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Assignments which should otherwise evaluate to references of the l-value do not properly do so in some situations, but do in others. Reproduce code: --------------- 1. echo ($x = 5)--; 2. echo ($x = Array(3))[0]; 3. echo ($x = ($y = 3)); I presume this is also related: 4. function foo(){ return Array(3); } echo (foo())[0]; Expected result: ---------------- 1. 4 2. 3 3. 3 4. 3 Actual result: -------------- 1. Parser chokes on T_DEC 2. Parser chokes on [ 3. Works correctly, 3 is assigned to $x and $y and printed. 4. Parser chokes on [ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46410&edit=1