#28476 [NEW]: string to array variable transformation

From: nepto at platon dot sk Operating system: Gentoo Linux PHP version: 4.3.6 PHP Bug Type: Arrays related Bug description: string to array variable transformation Description: ------------ Transformation of string variable to array variable does not work as expected when prticular assignment is used. It can be also bug in the var_dump(), but I do not suppose this. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php /* * string-to-array.php * * Developed by Ondrej Jombik <nepto@platon.sk> * Copyright (c) 2004 Platon SDG, http://platon.sk/ * Licensed under terms of GNU General Public License. * All rights reserved. * * Changelog: * 2004-05-10 - created * */ /* $Platon$ */ $str = 'string'; $ar['key'] = $str; var_dump($ar['key']); // string(6) "string" $ar['key']['sub-key'] = $ar['key']; var_dump($ar['key']); /* string(6) "string" but expected is: array(1) { ["sub-key"]=> string(6) "string" } */ $ar['key'] = array('sub-key' => $ar['key']); var_dump($ar['key']); /* now OK: array(1) { ["sub-key"]=> string(6) "string" } */ /* Modeline for ViM {{{ * vim: set ts=4: * vim600: fdm=marker fdl=0 fdc=0: * }}} */ ?> Expected result: ---------------- Written in the code. Actual result: -------------- Written in the code as well. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=28476&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=trysnapshot5 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=28476&r=float