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Bug #46277 implicit reference is not safe to use
Submitted: 2008-10-12 10:26 UTC Modified: 2009-04-06 21:18 UTC
Votes:2
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 1.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:0 (0.0%)
Same OS:0 (0.0%)
From: ido at niger dot co dot il Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5CVS, 6CVS (2008-10-22) OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2008-10-12 10:26 UTC] ido at niger dot co dot il
Description:
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The example prints 9 as the value of $a , though it should be 8;
The fact the referencing $a[0] causes $a[0] to become a reference itself , is dangerous in cases like this where it is possible to change the value of $a[0] though it was not originally defined as a reference.





Reproduce code:
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function a($c){
  $c[0] = 9;
}

$a[0] = 8;

$c = &$a[0];
a($a);
echo $a[0];

Expected result:
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The value of $a should be 8

Actual result:
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The value printed is 9

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 [2009-04-06 21:18 UTC] jani@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

http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.whatdo.php


 
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