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Bug #36357 $tmp =& $this; is allowed!
Submitted: 2006-02-10 17:05 UTC Modified: 2006-02-13 10:31 UTC
From: dams@php.net Assigned: dmitry (profile)
Status: Not a bug Package: Class/Object related
PHP Version: 5.1.2 OS: Any
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2006-02-10 17:05 UTC] dams@php.net
Description:
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Using =&, it is possible to modify $this with the constructor. 

This shouldn't be allowed, just like for 
$tmp = $this;

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

class B {

  function B() {

  }

}

class A {

  function A() {
    $tmp =& $this;
    var_dump($this); // outputs : object(A)
    $tmp = new B();
    var_dump($this); // outputs : object(B)
  }

}

$a = new A();

var_dump($a); // outputs : object(A)

?>


Expected result:
----------------
object(A)#1 (0) {
}
object(A)#2 (0) {
}
object(A)#1 (0) {
}

// current result : 
object(A)#1 (0) {
}
object(B)#2 (0) {
}
object(A)#1 (0) {
}


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 [2006-02-13 10:31 UTC] dmitry@php.net
$tmp =& $this is proper code (it can be dangerous, but this doesn't mean improper).

Removing support for assignment and passing $this by reference will break a lot of existing PHP scripts.
 
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