Doc #60140 [Opn]: ReflectionMethod::invoke*() does not work for pass-by-ref arguments

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60140&edit=1 ID: 60140 Updated by: sebastian@php.net Reported by: sebastian@php.net Summary: ReflectionMethod::invoke*() does not work for pass-by-ref arguments Status: Open Type: Documentation Problem Package: Reflection related Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5.3SVN-2011-10-26 (SVN) Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: invokeArgs() works: <?php class Foo { public function bar(&$baz) { } } $array = array(); $object = new Foo; $method = new ReflectionMethod('Foo', 'bar'); $method->invokeArgs($object, array(&$array)); ?> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-10-27 10:59:11] cataphract@php.net Not a bug, it should probably be documented that invoke doesn't support calling the underlying method with by-ref arguments and invokeArgs should be used instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-10-26 11:05:55] sebastian@php.net Description: ------------ ReflectionMethod::invoke*() does not work for methods that expect pass-by-reference arguments. Test script: --------------- <?php class Foo { public function bar(&$baz) { } } $array = array(); $object = new Foo; $method = new ReflectionMethod('Foo', 'bar'); $method->invoke($object, $array); ?> Actual result: -------------- Warning: Parameter 1 to Foo::bar() expected to be a reference, value given in /home/sb/test.php on line 13 Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'ReflectionException' with message 'Invocation of method Foo::bar() failed' in /home/sb/test.php:13 Stack trace: #0 /home/sb/test.php(13): ReflectionMethod->invoke(Object(Foo), Array) #1 {main} thrown in /home/sb/test.php on line 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=60140&edit=1