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Bug #41163 Cannot access class-intern array using $this-> in combination with a variable
Submitted: 2007-04-22 14:43 UTC Modified: 2007-04-22 16:27 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:0 (0.0%)
From: info at deltateam-design dot de Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Unknown/Other Function
PHP Version: 5.2.1 OS: Windows XP SP2
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2007-04-22 14:43 UTC] info at deltateam-design dot de
Description:
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I tried to access a private variable (an array) using $this->$error_type[$error_code], but PHP failed and gave me a notice about a non-existent offset. Using var_dump/print_r on $this->$error_type returned the desired array with all elements. I've double-checked everything and the only way I found to solve this was creating a local copy of the array.

Notice on the code:
- $this->db_error is an array with an offset called (INVALID_CONNECTION_STRING)
- The code was called via function __get()

Reproduce code:
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<?php
$error_code = 'DB_INVALID_CONNECTION_STRING';
$temp_array = explode('_', $error_code, 2);
$error_type = (string) strtolower($temp_array[0]) . '_error'; // Value: db_error
$error_code = (string) $temp_array[1]; // Value: INVALID_CONNECTION_STRING

// ***
// *** This does not work
// ***

echo $this->$error_type[$error_code];

// ***
// *** This does work (local copy of the array)
// ***

$error_array = $this->$error_type;
echo $error_array[$error_code];
?>

Expected result:
----------------
Return an error-message from an array identified by its error-code

Actual result:
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With the local copy it prints the correct value associated with the identifier $error_code

Without a local copy:
Notice: Undefined offset: 1 in C:\Path\To\Files\Errors.php on line 86

Notice: Undefined property: ErrorMessage::$d_error in C:\Path\To\Files\Errors.php on line 87

Notice: Undefined property: ErrorMessage::$d in C:\Path\To\Files\Errors.php on line 89

Notice: Undefined property: ErrorMessage::$d in C:\Path\To\Files\Errors.php on line 89

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 [2007-04-22 16:27 UTC] johannes@php.net
Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not
a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at
http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report
a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php

$error_type[$error_code] is evaluated first to get the Property name. You want $this->{$error_type}[$error_code] or something similar.
 
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