PHP 4.0 Bug #7454 Updated: $this in constructor is different than instaniated object

From: Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 12:17:16 +0000
Subject: PHP 4.0 Bug #7454 Updated: $this in constructor is different than instaniated object
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ID: 7454 Updated by: sniper Reported By: heathmike@hotmail.com Status: Open Bug Type: Class/Object related Assigned To: Comments: reclassify Previous Comments: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [2000-10-25 12:59:48] heathmike@hotmail.com Trying to store a reference to $this from inside the constructor does not store the same reference that new class() returns. The following example shows that. <?php class foo { var $Name; function foo($name) { Global $List; $List[] = &$this; $this->Name = $name; } function echoName() { echo "<br>".$this->Name; } } $bar1 = new foo('constructor1'); $bar2 = new foo('constructor2'); $bar3 = new foo('constructor3'); $bar1->Name = 'outside1'; $bar2->Name = 'outside2'; $bar3->Name = 'outside3'; // $bar1..3 have been changed as shown below $bar1->echoName(); $bar2->echoName(); $bar3->echoName(); // $list however contains a copy becuase it's values have not been changed while (list($key, $val) = each($List)) { $val->echoName(); } ?> Either a copy is being made when it shouldn't be or I'm doing something wrong. If I'm doing something wrong I think this should be documented. Mike Heath --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Bug description available at: http://bugs.php.net/?id=7454

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