#20993 [Ver]: Element value changes without asking

From: Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 18:50:28 +0000
Subject: #20993 [Ver]: Element value changes without asking
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ID: 20993 Updated by: moriyoshi@php.net Reported By: henrik.gebauer@web.de Status: Verified Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Any PHP Version: 4.0CVS-2002-12-13 New Comment: Verified with 4.2.3 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-12-13 12:42:22] msopacua@php.net Verified and added testcase to CVS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-12-13 12:01:33] 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 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; } ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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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