#36029 [Opn->Bgs]: Can not parse NULL as reference

ID: 36029 Updated by: sniper@php.net Reported By: f dot engelhardt at 21torr dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.1.2 New Comment: Yes, but PHP is not C and references are not pointers. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-16 09:35:10] f dot engelhardt at 21torr dot com Description: ------------ In C and most other programming languages it is possible to parse NULL as a reference parameter to a function (a NULL-Pointer). In PHP i need to allocate a variable, that can be given to the function. So there is no way to parse a NULL-Pointer. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php function bTest(&$paData) { if (is_null($paData)) { // cleanup return true; } // handle data return true; } bTest(NULL); ?> Expected result: ---------------- Should work Actual result: -------------- Fatal error: Cannot pass parameter 1 by reference in ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36029&edit=1