#25837 [Opn->WFx]: var-exports fails to produce valid PHP in some cases
| From: | derick@php.net | Date: | Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:19:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | #25837 [Opn->WFx]: var-exports fails to produce valid PHP in some cases | ||
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ID: 25837
Updated by: derick@php.net
Reported By: manu at chasqui dot cu
-Status: Open
+Status: Wont fix
Bug Type: Variables related
Operating System: Windows Xp-Pro/Apache 1.3.24
PHP Version: 4.3.3
New Comment:
Nah, it's not a bug. Just don't do it
Previous Comments:
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[2004-01-17 10:06:29] andrey@php.net
Well, var_export() is almost meaningless for objects since it gives you
the internal representation by "class fubar ..." however in a runnning
system a class can be defined only once - so the usage of var_export()
with objects is quite limited. Additionally circular references are
hardly handled by most of the PHP functions and even by the core (see
PHP5 which currently does not destruct objects if there is a circular
reference).
However moving that to bug, since var_export() should fail if some of
the member variables is an object itself.
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[2003-10-11 10:26:29] manu at chasqui dot cu
Description:
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var_export fails to reproduce valid code when dumping several nested
objects.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
class VE_Test
{
var $child;
}
$ve_child = new VE_Test();
$ve_child->child = NULL;
$ve_parent = new VE_Test();
$ve_parent->child = &$ve_child;
var_export($ve_parent);
?>
Expected result:
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Actually I can't make a proposal without requiring more from PHP:
with (new VE_Test()){
child =
with (new VE_Test()){
child = NULL;
}
}
This is just a proposal, there can be other better ways.
Actual result:
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class ve_test {
var $child =
class ve_test {
var $child = NULL;
};
}
Which fails to compile:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CLASS in
d:\inetpub\tests\tests\php\vd.php on line 4
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