PHP 4.0 Bug #7659 Updated: Class variables get confused

ID: 7659 Updated by: stas Reported By: awilkins@hmc.edu Status: Closed Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem Assigned To: Comments: Please read the manual. Syntax is $obj->var, not $obj->$var. Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2000-11-06 06:14:51] awilkins@hmc.edu When this script is run: <?php class Three { var $one, $two; function Three($a, $b) { echo "a is $a; b is $b<br>n"; $this->$one = $a; echo "one is " . $this->$one . "; two is " . $this->$two . "<br>n"; $this->$two = $b; echo "one is " . $this->$one . "; two is " . $this->$two . "<br>n"; } } $three = new Three(1, 2); ?> the results it produces are: a is 1; b is 2 one is 1; two is 1 one is 2; two is 2 For some reason, it appears as if the two separate variables $one and $two are pointing at the same thing. This doesn't appear to be a problem that is specific to the constructor, as it happens even if the function involved is only a normal function. It also occurs if the variables are modified outside of the class. I also found this bug in 4.0.3pl1, but have not tried any earlier version. The only module I compiled PHP with was pgsql, if it matters. Alex Wilkins --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Bug description available at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=7659