#26673 [Fbk->NoF]: Nested object reference count not incremented when object copied?

From: Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 01:52:44 +0000
Subject: #26673 [Fbk->NoF]: Nested object reference count not incremented when object copied?
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ID: 26673 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: samlw at aol dot com -Status: Feedback +Status: No Feedback Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: * PHP Version: 4.3.4 New Comment: No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem. If this is not the case and you are able to provide the information that was requested earlier, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Open". Thank you. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-01-01 20:56:21] sniper@php.net Please provide a bit better script than this. And what makes you think this isn't expected behaviour? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-12-19 18:17:10] samlw at aol dot com Description: ------------ In certain cases, the reference counting mechanism seems to become confused when dealing with nested objects. If class 'outer' has a member that is an object of class 'inner', then a copy of an instance of outer sometimes shares the original's reference to inner. As a result, if a change is made to the inner member of the copy, the original's inner is also changed. See the attached code for a working example of this problem. I have reproduced this problem in v 4.3.2 and 4.3.4 running on OS X. Reproduce code: --------------- class inner { var $val1; var $val2; function inner ($val1, $val2) { $this->set($val1, $val2); } function set ($val1, $val2) { $this->val1 = $val1; $this->val2 = $val2; } } class outer { var $val0; var $inner; function outer ($val0, $val1, $val2) { $this->val0 = $val0; $this->inner = new inner($val1, $val2); } function set ($val0, $val1, $val2) { $this->val0 = $val0; $this->inner->set($val1, $val2); } } // construct and dump an object with values [0, 1, 2] $myOuter = new outer(0, 1, 2); var_dump($myOuter); echo '<br />--------<br />'; // change values to [3, 4, 5] $myOuter->set(3, 4, 5); var_dump($myOuter); echo '<br />--------<br />'; // make a COPY and change values to [6, 7, 8] $myOuterCopy = $myOuter; $myOuterCopy->set(6, 7, 8); var_dump($myOuterCopy); echo '<br />--------<br />'; // dump original - should still be [3, 4, 5], but it is [3, 7, 8]!!! // the inner object is not getting copied on modification!!! var_dump($myOuter); echo '<br />--------<br />'; Expected result: ---------------- The final var_dump should produce: object(outer)(2) { ["val0"]=> int(3) ["inner"]=> &object(inner)(2) { ["val1"]=> int(4) ["val2"]=> int(5) } } Actual result: -------------- The final var_dump produces: object(outer)(2) { ["val0"]=> int(3) ["inner"]=> &object(inner)(2) { ["val1"]=> int(7) ["val2"]=> int(8) } } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=26673&edit=1

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