Bug #71214 [Opn->Csd]: foreach() with inline assignment breaks references

From: Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 19:52:39 +0000
Subject: Bug #71214 [Opn->Csd]: foreach() with inline assignment breaks references
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Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71214&edit=1 ID: 71214 User updated by: bugs dot php dot net at ss dot st dot tc Reported by: bugs dot php dot net at ss dot st dot tc Summary: foreach() with inline assignment breaks references -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Linux, OSX PHP Version: 7.0.1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: (sorry, wrong test script, closing) Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-12-24 19:49:06] bugs dot php dot net at ss dot st dot tc Description: ------------ I believe both PHP 5.6 and 7 have bugs, but also they behave differently. Tested on PHP 5.6.12, 5.6.16, 7.0.0, 7.0.1. Test script: --------------- <?php # source array that we'll reference to later $source = [ 'subarray' => ['item' => 'old value ---'] ]; # $ref1 is a reference to $source, assigned right in the foreach() foreach ( $ref1 = $source as &$subarray ) { $subarray['item'] = 'NEW value'; echo $subarray['item'], PHP_EOL; echo $ref1['subarray']['item'], PHP_EOL; } echo PHP_EOL; # $ref2 is a "normal" reference to $source $ref2 = $source; foreach ( $ref2 as &$subarray ) { $subarray['item'] = 'NEW value'; echo $subarray['item'], PHP_EOL; echo $ref2['subarray']['item'], PHP_EOL; } echo PHP_EOL; ######################################## # similar to $source array, but done using a function function getSource() { return [ 'subarray' => ['item' => 'old value ---'] ]; } # $ref3 is a reference to a result of getSource(), assigned right in the foreach() foreach ( $ref3 = getSource() as &$subarray ) { $subarray['item'] = 'NEW value'; echo $subarray['item'], PHP_EOL; echo $ref3['subarray']['item'], PHP_EOL; } echo PHP_EOL; # $ref4 is a "normal" reference to a result of getSource() $ref4 = getSource(); foreach ( $ref4 as &$subarray ) { $subarray['item'] = 'NEW value'; echo $subarray['item'], PHP_EOL; echo $ref3['subarray']['item'], PHP_EOL; } Expected result: ---------------- both PHP 5 and 7: NEW value NEW value NEW value NEW value NEW value NEW value NEW value NEW value Actual result: -------------- PHP 7: NEW value old value --- NEW value NEW value NEW value old value --- NEW value old value --- PHP 5: NEW value old value --- NEW value NEW value NEW value NEW value NEW value NEW value ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71214&edit=1

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