#37141 [Opn->Bgs]: Variable initialization in function happens after function call

ID: 37141 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: jazfresh at hotmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: *General Issues Operating System: Linux Fedora Core 5 PHP Version: 5.1.2 New Comment: Add error_reporting(E_ALL|E_STRICT) to the beginning of your code and you'll see the explanation. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-04-20 04:50:40] jazfresh at hotmail dot com Description: ------------ If a variable is initialized inside a function call (e.g. foo($bar, $baz=3) ) and that parameter is a reference, then the variable cannot be altered by the function. It works ok if the variable is initialized outside the function call. This bug exists in PHP 5.1.2. It does not exist in 5.0.3. I checked the changelogs and release notes for all versions inbetween, but I did not find anything that indicated that the language changed in this way. Reproduce code: --------------- function foo(&$bar) { echo "Parameter is $bar\n"; $bar = "baz"; } foo($woz = "abc"); echo "Woz is $woz\n"; $bliz = "abc"; foo($bliz); echo "Bliz is $bliz\n"; Expected result: ---------------- Parameter is abc Woz is baz Parameter is abc Bliz is baz Actual result: -------------- Parameter is abc Woz is abc Parameter is abc Bliz is baz ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=37141&edit=1