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Bug #40959 Returning unset array key by reference sets it to null
Submitted: 2007-03-30 14:41 UTC Modified: 2007-03-30 14:50 UTC
From: mamay55 at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: 5.2.1 OS: Linux/Windows
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-03-30 14:41 UTC] mamay55 at gmail dot com
Description:
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Whenever a function (global or class method) returns a reference to an array element which is not set, the value of that element is set to null.

Reproduce code:
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 $data = array();


 function &get_data($key) {
     global $data;
     return $data[$key];
 }

 print_r($data);
 $result = &get_data('TEST');
 echo $result;
 print_r($data);


Expected result:
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The expected result would be that the value of the unset element would not be set and the following warning would be produced:
Undefined index:  TEST in ...

Actual result:
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Array
(
)
Array
(
    [TEST] =>
)


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 [2007-03-30 14:50 UTC] mike@php.net
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