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Request #49103 Use array return value of function as array
Submitted: 2009-07-29 21:51 UTC Modified: 2010-11-24 15:10 UTC
Votes:6
Avg. Score:4.5 ± 0.8
Reproduced:5 of 5 (100.0%)
Same Version:4 (80.0%)
Same OS:3 (60.0%)
From: Mathias dot Slawik at matzelworkz dot de Assigned: jani (profile)
Status: Closed Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 5.3.0 OS: All
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2009-07-29 21:51 UTC] Mathias dot Slawik at matzelworkz dot de
Description:
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There is no syntax to use an array return value of a function directly as array.

Reproduce code:
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function foo() {
   return array("bar", "baz");
}

print foo()[0];

Expected result:
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bar

Actual result:
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Parse error: parse error on line 5

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 [2010-11-24 15:10 UTC] jani@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues -Assigned To: +Assigned To: jani
 [2010-11-24 15:10 UTC] jani@php.net
Array dereferencing has been added in trunk. Next release from that (maybe 5.4.0 or something else :) has it. :)
 
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