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Bug #12692 The current() function does not return references
Submitted: 2001-08-10 13:21 UTC Modified: 2001-08-10 15:57 UTC
From: metz at studenten dot net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: 4.0.6 OS: Linux 2.4.2
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-08-10 13:21 UTC] metz at studenten dot net 
When filling an array with reference to objects
the current() function does not return the reference to the
object but a copy of the object.

i.e.
   $ref = &current($some_array);
returns a copy

work around:
   $ref = &$some_array[key($some_array)];
returns the reference

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 [2001-08-10 13:27 UTC] metz at studenten dot net 
test script:

    // Class definiton used for reference testing
    class Test
    {
        var $t = "x";

        function Test(){}

        function get_t()
        {
            return($this->t);
        }

        function set_t($t)
        {
            $this->t = $t;
        }
    }

    // Array container reference test

    $ref_one       = new Test();
    $ref_two       = new Test();
    $ref_three     = new Test();

    $ref_one->t    = "one";
    $ref_two->t    = "two";
    $ref_three->t  = "three";

    $refs          = array();
    $refs["one"]   = &$ref_one;
    $refs["two"]   = &$ref_two;
    $refs["three"] = &$ref_three;

    print("<B>Test 7-1: (start)</B><BR>\n");
    reset($refs);
    for($idx = 0; $idx < count($refs); $idx++)
    {
        $key = key($refs);
        $tmp = &$refs[$key];

        print("${key} => " . $tmp->get_t() . "<BR>\n");
        next($refs);
    }
    print("<BR>\n");

    print("<B>Test 7-2: (using &amp;current() to
adjust)</B><BR>\n");
    reset($refs);
    for($idx = 0; $idx < count($refs); $idx++)
    {
        $key = key($refs);
        $tmp = &current($refs);

        print("Setting: ${key} => ${idx}<BR>\n");
        $tmp->set_t($idx);
        next($refs);
    }
    reset($refs);

    print("<B>Result:</B><BR>\n");
    for($idx = 0; $idx < count($refs); $idx++)
    {
        $key = key($refs);
        $tmp = &$refs[$key];

        print("${key} => " . $tmp->get_t() . "<BR>\n");
        next($refs);
    }
    print("<BR>\n");

    print("<B>Test 7-3: (using direct method to
adjust)</B><BR>\n");
    reset($refs);
    for($idx = 0; $idx < count($refs); $idx++)
    {
        $key = key($refs);
        $tmp = &$refs[$key];

        print("Setting: ${key} => ${idx}<BR>\n");
        $tmp->set_t($idx);
        next($refs);
    }
    reset($refs);

    print("<B>Result:</B><BR>\n");
    for($idx = 0; $idx < count($refs); $idx++)
    {
        $key = key($refs);
        $tmp = &$refs[$key];

        print("${key} => " . $tmp->get_t() . "<BR>\n");
        next($refs);
    }
    print("<BR>\n");
 [2001-08-10 15:57 UTC] jeroen@php.net 
That's intentional
 [2004-03-27 07:38 UTC] bugs dot php dot net-2004 dot 03 dot 27 at m-me dot dk 
Any idea if this is ever gonna be fixed?
 
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