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Bug #35663 Assigning object to new array item overwrites existing items
Submitted: 2005-12-13 22:53 UTC Modified: 2005-12-13 22:57 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:1.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:0 of 1 (0.0%)
From: jiri dot fogl at flyweb dot cz Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: 5.1.1 OS: Linux, Windows
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2005-12-13 22:53 UTC] jiri dot fogl at flyweb dot cz
Description:
------------
I wanted to have array of objects. After assigning an object variable to a new array item (using bracket syntax $array[] = $object;), all items are identical.
I found the bug in PHP 5.0.5/Linux and reproduced with 5.1.1/Windows. With 4.4.1 it works fine.
Direct assignment ($array[]->property = ...;) works.

Reproduce code:
---------------
<?php
  // This overwrites items:
  $array = Array();
  $object->property = 1;
  $array[] = $object;
  $object->property = 2;
  $array[] = $object;
  print_r($array);

/* This works:
 *  $array = Array();
 *  $array[]->property = 1;
 *  $array[]->property = 2;
 *  print_r($array);
 */
?>

Expected result:
----------------
After running this code I expect this output:
Array
(
    [0] => stdClass Object
        (
            [property] => 1
        )

    [1] => stdClass Object
        (
            [property] => 2
        )
)



Actual result:
--------------
Array
(
    [0] => stdClass Object
        (
            [property] => 2
        )

    [1] => stdClass Object
        (
            [property] => 2
        )
)



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 [2005-12-13 22:57 UTC] tony2001@php.net
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php

"When assigning an already created instance of an object to a new variable, the new variable will access the same instance as the object that was assigned. This behaviour is the same when passing instances to a function. A new instance of an already created object can be made by cloning it."
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.basic.php
 
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