#20993 [Opn]: Element value changes without asking

From: Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 18:01:34 +0000
Subject: #20993 [Opn]: Element value changes without asking
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ID: 20993 User updated by: henrik.gebauer@web.de Reported By: henrik.gebauer@web.de Status: Open Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Windows 2002 PHP Version: 4.3.0RC3 New Comment: I create an array an then a reference to an element of that array. Then the array is passed to a function (by value!) which changes the value of the element. After that, the global array has also another value. I would expect this behaviour if I passed the array by reference but I do not. <?php $array = array(1); $reference =& $array[0]; echo $array[0], '<br>'; theFunction($array); echo $array[0], '<br>'; function theFunction($array) { $array[0] = 2; } ?> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-12-13 12:00:37] henrik.gebauer@web.de I create an array an then a reference to an element of that array. Then the array is passed to a function (by value!) which changes the value of the element. After that, the global array has also another value. I would expect this behaviour if I passed the array by reference but I did not. <?php $array = array(1); $reference =& $array[0]; echo $array[0], '<br>'; theFunction($array); echo $array[0], '<br>'; function theFunction($array) { $array[0] = 2; } ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=20993&edit=1

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