Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #5450: unset ain't doing it's job in functions

This is not a but, but a feature. The local $a is a reference to the global $a, so you're unsetting the local reference. What you want to do is unset($GLOBALS['a']); Please close the bug. -Jade. On Sat, Jul 08, 2000 at 05:42:24AM -0000, gregory@9voltnet.com wrote: > From: gregory@9voltnet.com > Operating system: linux 2.2.14 > PHP version: 4.0.1pl2 > PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem > Bug description: unset ain't doing it's job in functions > > <% > $a = 'value'; > > function foo() > { > global $a; > > unset($a); > } > > function bar() > { > global $a; > > $a = 0; > } > > print "$a\n"; > print isset($a) . "\n"; > > foo(); > print "$a\n"; > print isset($a) . "\n"; > > bar(); > print "$a\n"; > print isset($a) . "\n"; > %> > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- =============================================================================== Jade Nicoletti Nicoletti Net Services Tel. 01 240 4774 Geschäftsleitung Postfach 2519 Fax 01 240 4775 System-Administration 8021 Zürich ============================================[ Weitere Infos: http://nns.ch/ ]==