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Bug #34468 Fatal error for current
Submitted: 2005-09-11 23:35 UTC Modified: 2005-09-16 09:49 UTC
From: j dot gizmo at aon dot at Assigned: zeev (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.0.5 OS: Windows 2000 Server
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2005-09-11 23:35 UTC] j dot gizmo at aon dot at
Description:
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current() only works on variables; no longer on arrays 
returned from functions.

This also explains Bug #34424, which has been classified as 
Bogus.

Reproduce code:
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$x = current(explode(' ','a b'));
echo $x;

Expected result:
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a

Actual result:
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Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference in ...

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However, the following DOES work as expected:

$a = current($x=&explode(" ","a b"));

This new behaviour breaks backward compatibility. Furthermore, 
it introduces continuity problems. In both cases, an array is 
passed to current(), only one time it is stored in a variable 
and the other time it isn't. This should not make a 
difference, because even a "temporary array" should have a 
current element.


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 [2005-09-16 09:49 UTC] sniper@php.net
current() is fixed in CVS.
 
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