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Bug #71706 Assignment operators in "if" expression
Submitted: 2016-03-03 07:20 UTC Modified: 2016-03-03 10:10 UTC
From: dmitryscaletta at mail dot ru Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 7.0.3 OS: Windows 10
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2016-03-03 07:20 UTC] dmitryscaletta at mail dot ru 
Description:
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I expect "78" or warning, but i have "1"

Test script:
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<?php
if ($var = 78 || $var = 456 || $var = 464) {
    echo $var;
}

Expected result:
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1

Actual result:
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78

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 [2016-03-03 07:21 UTC] dmitryscaletta at mail dot ru 
(I made a mistake)
Expected result:
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78

Actual result:
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1
 [2016-03-03 07:28 UTC] dmitryscaletta at mail dot ru
-Status: Open +Status: Closed
 [2016-03-03 07:28 UTC] dmitryscaletta at mail dot ru 
I realized my mistake. || returns bool
 [2016-03-03 07:30 UTC] inefedor at gmail dot com 
Operator || has higher precedence than assignment operator hence your expression is being treated as $var = (78 || $var = (456 || $var = 464))
 [2016-03-03 10:10 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Closed +Status: Not a bug
 
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