#36971 [Com]: unset() no longer works on $this in PHP5

ID: 36971 Comment by: gixxman at gmali dot com Reported By: k at phpkoala dot com Status: Open Bug Type: Documentation problem Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.1.2 New Comment: class FalseClass { public function __destruct() { echo "Gonna die, man"; } } $f = new FalseClass; unset($f); RESULTS: Gonna die, man Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-04-05 19:04:17] k at phpkoala dot com Thanks Scott, that makes sense. Does that mean there is no way to accomplish this in PHP5? I guess so. I'd like to see this added to the docs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-04-05 06:21:38] derick@php.net @Scott: totally true. This can ofcourse be mentioned in the documentation if it's not already there... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-04-04 23:53:40] scottmacvicar at ntlworld dot com Destroying an object internally is an absurd concept, how can you destroy something that is currently in the scope of execution? The reason it works in PHP 4 and not in PHP 5 is that object types are no longer mutable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-04-04 23:18:38] k at phpkoala dot com Mike, I am serious or I would not have taken the time to post this bug report. The manual page for unset, over at http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unset.php, does not mention this change in functionality. Like I said in my first message, this is something that works in PHP4 but no longer works in PHP5. If you can't believe I am serious, please point out why you think this is a joke? How do you destroy a class instance internally in PHP5? And if this is never going to happen, can't you say this in the manual, along with an explanation? If nothing else, the very fact that it worked in PHP4 and does not work in PHP5 should merit a mention in the documentation. (Just Google for this issue and you will see many pieces of software that have broken because of this, when used on PHP5.) Back to you, Mike. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-04-04 19:33:07] mike@php.net I can't believe you're serious. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/36971 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36971&edit=1