Re: Referencing constants in extension code
| From: | Antony Dovgal | Date: | Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:08:25 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Referencing constants in extension code | ||
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On 18.01.2008 04:39, Michael B Allen wrote:
>> You have to copy the string if you want to store it.
>
> Ok. Doesn't look like I have much choice. I just wanted to understand
> the problem better. I'll just copy the strings.
>
> But it does seem odd to me that PHP does not always reference string
> constants directly. I mean, why copy if you don't have to?
Because you have to copy something that is going to be freed by PHP.
That's how it works & worked for ages - you don't have to free the
strings you get from zend_parse_parameters() because PHP does it for you.
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Wbr,
Antony Dovgal