Bug #72077 [NEW]: Passing reference variables breaks if that variable is used in a switch.

From: robertdesarbo at gmail dot com Operating system: CentOS 7 PHP version: 7.0.5 Package: Variables related Bug Type: Bug Bug description:Passing reference variables breaks if that variable is used in a switch. Description: ------------ If you pass a variable as a reference to a function and use that variable in a switch then the variable will not update outside the function. This worked in 7.0.4 but is not working in 7.0.5. Test script: --------------- $var = 'WHAT_IS_THIS'; class BROKEN_VARIABLE_REF { public function __construct() {} public function do_it( &$data ) { switch($data) { case 'WHAT_IS_THIS': $data = "I_WORK"; break; default: $retFlag = false; break; } } } -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72077&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=72077&r=mysqlcfg