Re: echo returnArray()['a']; // workaround

On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 04:38 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-02-28 at 23:27 -0500, Robert Cummings wrote: > >> On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 04:04 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote: > >>> Robert Cummings wrote: > >>>> On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 00:18 +0000, Nathan Rixham wrote: > >>>>> don't say I didn't warn ya fellow nathan! > >>>>> > >>>>> #!/usr/bin/php > >>>>> <?php > >>>>> function sillyFunc() { > >>>>> return array('a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' > >>>>> => 3, 'd' => 4, 'e'=>'some string'); > >>>>> } > >>>>> > >>>>> echo > >>>>> !${~${''}='sillyFunc'}=&${''}().${~${''}}['e'] > >>>>> . PHP_EOL; > >>>> > >>>> I was ready to use this system everywhere in my code until I saw that it > >>>> generates an E_STRICT... now I'll just have to keep with what I usually > >>>> do. > >>>> > >>>> Cheers, > >>>> Rob. > >>> scratch the former! > >>> > >>> FIXED>> > >>> > >>> echo > >>> !(${~${''}='sillyFunc'}=${''}()).${~${''}}['e'] . > >>> PHP_EOL; > >> Ok, I lied... I'm not really gonna use it. Interesting tidbit of > >> obfuscation though. > > > > BTW... the following is shorter: > > > > echo ${~${''}='sillyFunc'}['e'] . PHP_EOL; > > > > Cheers, > > Rob. > > but doesn't work over here.. php 5.2.4 && 5 Works in 4.4.8 and 5.2.5 Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'