#50872 [Opn]: inaccurate example in pass-by-reference docs

ID: 50872 User updated by: neilyalowitz at gmail dot com Reported By: neilyalowitz at gmail dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: URL to page I'm referring to: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.pass.php Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-01-28 10:19:48] neilyalowitz at gmail dot com Description: ------------ There must be a mistake in the documentation regarding the "Produces fatal error" documented case. Docs need to be fixed, it doesn't produce a fatal error, the code block runs fine. Reproduce code: --------------- --- From manual page: language.references.pass --- <?php function bar() // Note the missing & { $a = 5; return $a; } //begin-- I added this so the block will run function foo($a) { print $a; } //end foo(bar()); // Produces fatal error since PHP 5.0.5 //no, it doesn't ?> Expected result: ---------------- Docs say it should produce a fatal error. Actual result: -------------- Code block runs fine. No error. Mistake in the docs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50872&edit=1