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Bug #53989 Notice: Undefined variable/index with xor, but not with or
Submitted: 2011-02-11 03:18 UTC Modified: 2011-02-11 22:21 UTC
From: martin at feredoras dot de Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.3.5 OS: Tested only with Windows
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2011-02-11 03:18 UTC] martin at feredoras dot de
Description:
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I want to check, if a variable is not set. If the variable is not set, i want to 
check, if this variable has a special value. There is no problem with "or", but 
with "xor" outputs a notice.

Test script:
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<?
session_start();

if(!isset($_SESSION['foo']) xor $_SESSION['foo'] == 1) echo "foo";
if(!isset($bar) xor $bar== 1) echo "bar";

if(!isset($_SESSION['foo']) or $_SESSION['foo'] == 1) echo "foo";
if(!isset($bar) or $bar== 1) echo "bar";

?>

Expected result:
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foobarfoobar

Actual result:
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Notice: Undefined index: foo in C:\xampp\htdocs\feredoras\testing.php on line 4
foo
Notice: Undefined variable: bar in C:\xampp\htdocs\feredoras\testing.php on line 5
barfoobar

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 [2011-02-11 22:21 UTC] felipe@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Bogus
 [2011-02-11 22:21 UTC] felipe@php.net
This is because the OR logical expression doesn't requires the right expression to be executed when the first expression is evaluated to true. But XOR requires.
 
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