#32264 [NEW]: refcount is not updated

From: tangi dot maury at wanadoo dot fr Operating system: windows 2000 PHP version: 4.3.9 PHP Bug Type: Class/Object related Bug description: refcount is not updated Description: ------------ I'd like use '=null' on variables who points to object. but the refcount is not updated in this case. It is updated only after unset on variable. is it a real pb ? By, Reproduce code: --------------- a small test -> class a{ } class b extends a{ } class t{ var $r = null; var $pr = null; function test(){ $this->r = &new b(); echo "nb Ref r apres new = " . pars_infoo($this->r); $this->pr = &$this->r; echo "<br/>nb Ref pr apres pr = " . pars_infoo($this->r); echo "<br/>nb Ref r apres pr = " . pars_infoo($this->pr); //unset($this->pr); OK $this->pr = null; echo "<br/> nb Ref r apres unset " . pars_infoo($this->r); } } $b= new t(); $b->test(); source for pars_infoo(Zend) if ((*pO)->is_ref) ret = strUWFormat(ret, nPos, &nPos, "nb référence = %hd", (*pO)->refcount); Expected result: ---------------- if i make unset it's ok -> nb Ref r apres unset nb référence = 2 <- ok Actual result: -------------- -> nb Ref r apres new = nb référence = 2 nb Ref pr apres pr = nb référence = 3 nb Ref r apres pr = nb référence = 3 nb Ref r apres unset nb référence = 3 <- wrong -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=32264&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (php4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=trysnapshot4 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=trysnapshot50 Try a CVS snapshot (php5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=trysnapshot51 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=32264&r=mysqlcfg