#25341 [Bgs]: Parse error if using server variables as default function argument value

ID: 25341 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: martin at lucas-smith dot co dot uk Status: Bogus Bug Type: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: Win2K PHP Version: 4.3.3 New Comment: Yes, this is deliberate because it's hard to chose from which scope to pick the variables from (calling, or called). Don't bother with a feature request, it won't be changed anyway. Derick Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-01 07:03:02] martin at lucas-smith dot co dot uk Is this a deliberate restriction? It seems a perfectly reasonable thing to want to do. Perhaps this is a feature request then.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-01 06:58:09] derick@php.net Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Thank you for your interest in PHP. It has nothing to do with it being a superglobal or not. You just can ONLY use constants as default values. Derick ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-09-01 06:57:02] martin at lucas-smith dot co dot uk Description: ------------ Is there some reason why a $_GET or other server variable cannot be included directly within a function declaration, as its default value? If using the reproduce code below I get a parse error: Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in [scriptaddress] on line [linenumber] Reproduce code: --------------- function queryParameters ($queryString = $_GET['QUERY_STRING']) { # Do something with $queryString } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=25341&edit=1