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Bug #47885 expr in empty() causes parse error
Submitted: 2009-04-03 10:01 UTC Modified: 2009-04-03 10:52 UTC
From: ninzya at inbox dot lv Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.3.0RC1 OS: Any
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2009-04-03 10:01 UTC] ninzya at inbox dot lv 
Description:
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expr in empty() causes parse error

Reproduce code:
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<?php

if( empty( $x =5)) {
}

?>

Expected result:
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No parse errors

Actual result:
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Parse error

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 [2009-04-03 10:52 UTC] felipe@php.net 
Says the documentation:
"Note: empty() only checks variables as anything else will result in a parse error. In other words, the following will not work: empty(trim($name))." -- http://docs.php.net/empty
 
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