Bug #71999 [Com]: Array references inside switch regression

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71999&edit=1 ID: 71999 Comment by: albertcasademont at gmail dot com Reported by: albertcasademont at gmail dot com Summary: Array references inside switch regression Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Arrays related Operating System: Debian 8.5 PHP Version: 7.0.5 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: You can also check it here https://3v4l.org/5dWuf Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-04-09 20:48:33] albertcasademont at gmail dot com Description: ------------ In PHP 7.0.4 the script below worked correctly, the result was TRUE. It's not the case in PHP 7.0.5 it seems that the reference inside the switch and case statements is not working correctly. Test script: --------------- <?php function bar(&$b) { switch ($b) { case 'bar': $b = null; } } $a = ['foo' => 'bar']; bar($a['foo']); var_dump(null === $a['foo']); Expected result: ---------------- bool(true) Actual result: -------------- bool(false) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=71999&edit=1