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Bug #41372 Internal pointer of source array resets during array copying
Submitted: 2007-05-12 08:32 UTC Modified: 2007-07-24 18:30 UTC
Votes:4
Avg. Score:4.5 ± 0.9
Reproduced:4 of 4 (100.0%)
Same Version:3 (75.0%)
Same OS:3 (75.0%)
From: forjest at gmail dot com Assigned: dmitry (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: 5.2.1, 4.4.7 OS: WinXP, Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2007-05-12 08:32 UTC] forjest at gmail dot com 
Description:
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Bug first appeared in 4.4.2. Version 4.4.1 works okay.
5.1.4, 5.2.1 has this bug too.
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Seems algorithm of array copying was changed at 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 versions.
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This behavior cause problems in unexpected situations such as error handling functions, when array pointer reseted due copying from another array which reference to it.


Reproduce code:
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$Foo = array('val1', 'val2', 'val3');
end($Foo);
var_dump(key($Foo));
$MagicInternalPointerResetter = $Foo;
var_dump(key($Foo));
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Code describing unexpected results of this behavior listed here: http://www.pastebin.ru/10226


Expected result:
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int(2) int(2)

Actual result:
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int(2) int(0)

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 [2007-05-12 10:10 UTC] forjest at gmail dot com 
/*for simple case just wrap array in some array function. That will cause small overhead, but at least save your internal pointer*/
$Foo = array('val1', 'val2', 'val3');
end($Foo);
var_dump(key($Foo));
$AllOkay = array_merge($Foo);
var_dump(key($Foo));

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/*But to make immune running context for error handler function nothing helps, except ugly serialize/unserialize solution*/

error_reporting(E_ALL); 
function TestErrorHandler($severity, $message, $filename, $line,
$super_globals) 
{ 
    global $foo;
    $foo = unserialize(serialize($super_globals));
} 

class Test  
{ 
     function run()  
     { 
          $Res = array('val1', 'val2', 'val3'); 
          end($Res); 
          var_dump(key($Res)); 
          HEY;//raise notice error 
          var_dump(key($Res));      
     } 
} 
$test = new Test(); 
set_error_handler('TestErrorHandler'); 
$test-> run();
 [2007-05-16 13:01 UTC] tony2001@php.net 
Duplicate of bug #40509.
 [2007-05-16 13:44 UTC] forjest at gmail dot com 
I'm described problem, that is not foreach related. Just
1. Straight copy from one global scope variable to another
2. Copy from current runing context to global variable.

Not iterating local varibale after copying element of global array.
This is another bug, but may be from same "family".
And please remember another one http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=37715
Problem appeared at 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 and was reported year ago...

May be I'm described duplicate of "This is expected and not going to be changed" bug instead of assigned 'foreach' bug?
 [2007-07-14 10:15 UTC] jani@php.net 
Dmitry, check this out too, along with all those other reports about same issue.. :)
 [2007-07-24 18:30 UTC] dmitry@php.net 
The bug is not related to #40509 and #40705
 [2007-07-24 18:30 UTC] dmitry@php.net 
This bug has been fixed in CVS.

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