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Bug #26601 Property name must be a string
Submitted: 2003-12-12 07:29 UTC Modified: 2003-12-14 21:13 UTC
From: tomas dot matousek at matfyz dot cz Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 4.3.4 OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2003-12-12 07:29 UTC] tomas dot matousek at matfyz dot cz
Description:
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The rules for property names are inconsistent.
See comments in submitted code.


Reproduce code:
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<?
  // this is ok  
  $a->{"x"} = 1;

  // fatal error:
  $a->{18.5} = 1;

  // fatal error:
  $a->{1} = 1;

  // but this one passes thru:
  $a->{true} = 1;

  // so do this:
  $a->{18.5} = 1;

  // and this too:
  $a->{1} = 1;
?>

Expected result:
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Either convert floats, integers and booleans to strings automatically or report fatal error in all cases when property name is not a string (i.e. if it is object, array, resource, boolean, integer, float, NULL).


Actual result:
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Fatal error: Property name must be a string ...

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 [2003-12-12 07:34 UTC] tomas dot matousek at matfyz dot cz
Sorry for a mistake in code. There should be:

  // so do this:
  $a->{18.5*1} = 1;

  // and this too:
  $a->{1*1} = 1;
 [2003-12-14 21:13 UTC] sniper@php.net
Fixed in PHP 5, won't fix in PHP 4.

 
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