Re: big reference bug in (at least) PHP 5.0.5

On 16.09.2005 16:29, Ron Korving wrote:

My apologies for my DOM-mistake today, but right now I came across something that totally stunned me. It's a total paradox situation that just has to be one of the biggest bugs I've ever come across in PHP. Personally, I think it's rather high-priority because it's an engine problem, and not an issue with some extension. Here's the code: <?php $array = array(); for ($i=0; $i < 3; $i++)

    $array[] = array("foo" => $i);

foreach ($array as &$item)

    $item["bar"] = $item["foo"] * 2;

print_r($array); foreach ($array as $item)

    print_r($item);

?>

Ron, after the first foreach $item still points to the last element of $array (because you've used &$item syntax). The second foreach changes $item, but it *STILL* references the last element of $array, so it actually changes it instead. Try to change this part of the code: foreach ($array as $item)

    print_r($item);

to: foreach ($array as $blah)

    print_r($blah);

you'll see it yourself. I don't see any bugs here. -- Wbr, Antony Dovgal