#24547 [Opn->Bgs]: can't send name of global array as function parameter

ID: 24547 Updated by: wez@php.net Reported By: nn at rtfm dot cz -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Linux Debian PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: You can't access super-globals via variable-variables. http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.variable.php Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-07-08 15:53:07] spaze at exploited dot cz workaround - this way it works, but.. function foo($type='_GET') { global $$type; // note this print_r($$type); } looks like a "superglobal access" problem? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-07-08 15:49:11] jf at rtfm dot cz wtf php? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-07-08 15:42:22] nn at rtfm dot cz Description: ------------ I think that this is a bug, see the code, it is self-explaining :-) Reproduce code: --------------- function xx ($type = '_POST') { echo '<pre>'; print_r($$type); echo '</pre>'; } xx(); Expected result: ---------------- I expect to see my $_POST variables! :-) Actual result: -------------- Notice: Undefined variable: _POST in /www/album.cz/www/album/registrace/index.php on line 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=24547&edit=1