#27395 [Opn->Bgs]: arrays cannot be passed by value

From: Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:41:15 +0000
Subject: #27395 [Opn->Bgs]: arrays cannot be passed by value
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 ID:               27395
 Updated by:       sniper@php.net
 Reported By:      jamesn at tocquigny dot com
-Status:           Open
+Status:           Bogus
 Bug Type:         Scripting Engine problem
 Operating System: redhat linux
 PHP Version:      4.3.4
 New Comment:

It works exactly how it's supposed to work.



Previous Comments:
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[2004-02-25 12:36:13] papercrane at reversefold dot com

I think you meant:

function theFunction(&$array)

Even with the & it still won't work for me.

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[2004-02-25 12:02:02] jamesn at tocquigny dot com

Description:
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There appears to be a problem with php that doesn't allow arrays to be
passed by value.  The fix appears to be something similar to:
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=6417
if (PZVAL_IS_REF(*p))
{
   SEPARATE_ZVAL(p);
} else {
   zval_add_ref(p);
}

It would appear that that logic is missing in one place or another.  I
could not track it down myself.  Code similar to this appears to be
copy/pasted in various places.

Reproduce code:
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$array = array(1);

// This line makes the call to theFunction() act as if passed by ref.?
$reference =& $array[0];

echo $array[0], '<br>';
theFunction($array);

echo $array[0], '<br>';

function theFunction($array) {
    $array[0] = 2;
}

Expected result:
----------------
you should get 1 and 1

Actual result:
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instead you get 1 and 2!


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