#35641 [NEW]: not consistent __set method

From: khad at landak dot com Operating system: linux 2.6 PHP version: 5.1.1 PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Bug description: not consistent __set method Description: ------------ in prior 5.1, it is allowed to do: class MyClass { public function __set($key, &$value) {} } $c = new MyClass(); $c->d=10; in 5.1 up: that code result this: Fatal error: Couldn't execute method MyClass::__set in Unknown on line 0 I have submit this bug. My question is, is it possible to assign as reference using setter method ? Reproduce code: --------------- class MyClass { public function __set($key, &$value) {} } $c = new MyClass(); $c->d=10; -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=35641&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=trysnapshot51 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=35641&r=mysqlcfg