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Request #32523 wrong error message assigning to $this
Submitted: 2005-04-01 00:09 UTC Modified: 2006-04-03 13:48 UTC
From: info at rhalff dot com Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 5CVS-2005-03-31 (dev) OS: debian
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2005-04-01 00:09 UTC] info at rhalff dot com 
Description:
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The error message when assigning to $this is kinda misleading. It seems to default to cannot re-assign $this even when not in object context.

Maybe it could be defaulted to some kind of error message stating $this is a reserved variable name which can only be used in object context.





Reproduce code:
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<?php $this = ''; ?>

Expected result:
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something else then cannot re-assign $this...

Actual result:
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PHP Fatal error:  Cannot re-assign $this in.....

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 [2006-04-03 13:48 UTC] tony2001@php.net 
$this is reserved.
Imagine that you're include'ing this code in a class where $this exists. We have to prevent $this overwriting in this case.
 
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