#30888 [Csd->Bgs]: wrong access to global arrays

ID: 30888 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: bugz at nagash dot org -Status: Closed +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Zend Engine 2 problem -Operating System: FreeBSD \ Linux \ windows +Operating System: FreeBSD Linux windows PHP Version: 5.0.2 New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php You can not use the superglobals with variable-variables. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-11-24 22:10:39] bugz at nagash dot org sorry. http://ru2.php.net/en/language.variables.predefined Variable variables: Superglobals cannot be used as variable variables inside functions or class methods. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-11-24 22:00:14] bugz at nagash dot org Description: ------------ don't work in the class - but if I do the same action NOT IN THE CLASS METHOD - it works <form action="test.php" method="post"> <input type="text" name="name" /> <input type="submit" /> </form> <?php error_reporting (E_ALL); if (!empty($_POST['name'])) { $z = '_POST'; echo ${$z}['name']; } ?> this works fine Reproduce code: --------------- <form action="test.php" method="post"> <input type="text" name="name" /> <input type="submit" /> </form> <?php error_reporting (E_ALL); if (!empty($_POST['name'])) { class blah { function tester () { $z = '_POST'; echo ${$z}['name']; } } $a = new blah; $a->tester(); } ?> Expected result: ---------------- the value I wrote in the form Actual result: -------------- Notice: Undefined variable: _POST in /home/nagash/www/test.php on line 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=30888&edit=1