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Bug #24198 array_merge_recurcive
Submitted: 2003-06-16 01:43 UTC Modified: 2003-06-16 12:37 UTC
From: camka at email dot ee Assigned: iliaa (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.3.3-dev/5.0.0-dev OS: win 2000
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2003-06-16 01:43 UTC] camka at email dot ee
Description:
------------
When var_dumping $f it appears a notice message, saying
Warning: array_merge_recursive(): recursion detected in ...
It is kind of strange because as far as I expect it is supposed to be the same result as in the line where $e is being var_dumped. var_dump($e) gives correct result:
array 
  'a' => 
    array 
      0 => 'aa' 
      1 => 'aa' 
  'b' => 
    array 
      0 => 'bb' 
      1 => 'bb'

and var_dump($f) gives notece message and result is 

array 
  'a' => 'aa' 
  'b' => 'bb'

problem appears in 4.3.1 too, but not in 4.2.2

Reproduce code:
---------------
<?php 

$c=array('a' => 'aa','b' => 'bb'); 
$d=array('a' => 'aa','b' => 'bb'); 

$a=$c; 
$b=$c; 

$f=array_merge_recursive($a,$b); 
var_dump($f); 

$e=array_merge_recursive($c,$d); 
var_dump($e); 

?>

Expected result:
----------------
array 
  'a' => 
    array 
      0 => 'aa' 
      1 => 'aa' 
  'b' => 
    array 
      0 => 'bb' 
      1 => 'bb'

array 
  'a' => 
    array 
      0 => 'aa' 
      1 => 'aa' 
  'b' => 
    array 
      0 => 'bb' 
      1 => 'bb'

Actual result:
--------------
Warning: array_merge_recursive(): recursion detected in c:\servak\www\tests\array_merge_recursive.php on line 9

array
  'a' => 'aa'
  'b' => 'bb'

array
  'a' => 
    array
      0 => 'aa'
      1 => 'aa'
  'b' => 
    array
      0 => 'bb'
      1 => 'bb'



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 [2003-06-16 02:05 UTC] derick@php.net
Could verfiy this on both 4.3.2, 4.3.3-dev and 5.0.0-dev
 [2003-06-16 03:55 UTC] camka at email dot ee
just in case ...

the same warning appears when trying to merge one array with itself

array_merge_recursive($a,$a)
 [2003-06-16 12:37 UTC] iliaa@php.net
This bug has been fixed in CVS.

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