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Bug #37383 scope of static variable in class member function exists in all object instance
Submitted: 2006-05-09 15:51 UTC Modified: 2006-05-09 18:11 UTC
From: patrick at factorylabs dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
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Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2006-05-09 15:51 UTC] patrick at factorylabs dot com
Description:
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Given a member function of a class that has a static variable; the value of the static variable, when changed, is propagated to all object instances of the class.  (note: may be a duplicate of #16245)

The code below is strictly intended to demonstrate this issue (having a static variable in a constructor is pointless).

Note that removing the static key word from the $bSwitch declaration causes the $bSwitch variable to operate with a scope that is unique to the instance of the class.



Reproduce code:
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define('endl', "\n");

class CMyWidget {
    public function __construct() {
        static $bSwitch = false;
        echo '$bSwitch = ' . ($bSwitch ? 'true' : 'false') . endl;
        if($bSwitch === false)
            $bSwitch = true;
    }
}

$oTest1 = new CMyWidget();
$oTest2 = new CMyWidget();

Expected result:
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$bSwitch = false
$bSwitch = false

Actual result:
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$bSwitch = false
$bSwitch = true

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 [2006-05-09 18:11 UTC] helly@php.net
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