Bug #72326 [Com]: Closure::call does not allow closure to accept arguments by reference

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72326&edit=1 ID: 72326 Comment by: contact at jaborandi dot org dot ru Reported by: contact at jaborandi dot org dot ru Summary: Closure::call does not allow closure to accept arguments by reference Status: Open Type: Bug Package: Variables related PHP Version: 7.0.7 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Extra test code, to compare with cases when works: $a = function($arg) { echo "\nok"; }; $aRef = function(&$arg) { echo "\nok"; }; $z = 1; $a($z); // ok $aRef($z); // ok call_user_func($a, $z); // ok call_user_func($aRef, $z); // ok class MyContext {} $a->call(new MyContext, $z); // ok $aRef->call(new MyContext, $z); // WARNING ... Expected: ok ok ok ok ok ok Actual: ok ok ok ok ok Warning: Parameter 1 to MyContext::{closure}() expected to be a reference, value given in C:\bin\php7.0.7\bug.php on line 17 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-06-03 10:47:20] contact at jaborandi dot org dot ru Description: ------------ calling Closure::call() method on anonymouse function that accepts arguments by reference triggers Warning and doesn't execute the function if same closure is called in regular way, or using call_user_func, or if it does not accept any argument by reference, it is executed normally tested in 7.0.7, as well as in 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.0.5, with the same result (haven't tested call_user_func in 7.0.5 though, sandbox disabled it) Test script: --------------- $a = function(&$arg) { echo "ok"; }; $z = 1; class MyContext {} $a->call(new MyContext, $z); Expected result: ---------------- ok Actual result: -------------- Warning: Parameter 1 to MyContext::{closure}() expected to be a reference, value given in C:\bin\php7.0.7\bug.php on line 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72326&edit=1