Bug #17630 Updated: $obj->get() always returns copy, even with &

ID: 17630 Updated by: mathieu@php.net Reported By: tobias@olsson.be -Status: Closed +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: Debian unstable Linux 2.4.18 PHP Version: 4.2.1 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 Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-06-06 14:26:20] mfischer@php.net This is fixed in new Zend Engine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-06-06 14:17:26] tobias@olsson.be This script illustrates the problem. The problem is that if I call on an objects method to return an object, it will _always_ return a copy. Even if I use the "&" trick, it will still return a copy. as the manual states, it is possible to do $obj = &func(); and get a reference, so it should be possible to do $obj_ref = &$obj->func() and get a reference. <?PHP foreach($array as $key=>$value) { $$key = $value;} // this object is the object to be modified class TestObj2 { var $doh = 1; function zeroDoh() { $this->doh = 0; } } // class to just contain an object class TestObj { var $doh2; function TestObj() { $this->doh2 = new TestObj2(); } function printDoh() { echo($this->doh2->doh); } function returnDoh() { return $this->doh2; } } $tst = new TestObj(); // Shows the value before it's modified $tst->printDoh(); // here we _should_ get a reference to the object $doh2 inside $tst $tst2 = &$tst->returnDoh(); // here we _should_ be modifiyng the same object as $tst->$doh2, but we are not $tst2->zeroDoh(); // here we print the value of $tst->doh2 $tst->printDoh(); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17630&edit=1