Bug #68457 [Opn->Nab]: Reference by pointer inaccurate in foreach

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68457&edit=1 ID: 68457 Updated by: rasmus@php.net Reported by: mberding at dtoolbox dot com Summary: Reference by pointer inaccurate in foreach -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: Variables related Operating System: CentOS PHP Version: 5.4.35 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: http://php.net/foreach Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-11-19 22:28:30] mberding at dtoolbox dot com Description: ------------ In the code below the last element in the $a array is replaced with a copy of the second-to-last element. Tested and confirmed in PHP versions: 5.3.3, 5.4.34, 5.6.2 Tested OS: CentOS 6.5, 7 Test script: --------------- //Test Script: //------------ $a = array(1,2,3); foreach($a AS &$y) { $y = $y*2; } foreach($a AS $y) { echo $y.', '; } Expected result: ---------------- 2,4,6, Actual result: -------------- 2,4,4, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68457&edit=1