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Bug #47955 ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs() fails with references
Submitted: 2009-04-12 21:54 UTC Modified: 2018-10-02 16:36 UTC
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From: richardcook at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Reflection related
PHP Version: 5.*, 6CVS (2009-05-14) OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2009-04-12 21:54 UTC] richardcook at gmail dot com
Description:
------------
ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs throws a constructor fail warning 
and does not create the class if the class' constructor has variable 
references in it

Reproduce code:
---------------
http://pastebin.com/f4a147910

Expected result:
----------------
Array
(
    [x] => 1
    [y] => 2
    [z] => 3
)
Foo Object
(
    [arr] => Array
        (
            [x] => 1
            [y] => 2
            [z] => 3
        )

)
Bar Object
(
    [foo] => Foo Object
        (
            [arr] => Array
                (
                    [x] => 1
                    [y] => 2
                    [z] => 3
                )

        )

    [arr] => Array
        (
            [x] => 1
            [y] => 2
            [z] => 3
        )

)

Actual result:
--------------
Warning: Invocation of Bar's constructor failed in [code path] on 
line 9

Fatal error: Call to a member function mod() on a non-object in [code 
path] on line 36

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 [2009-04-13 17:52 UTC] jani@php.net
<?php
class Foo {
  function __construct (&$arr) {
    $this->arr = &$arr;
  }
  function createInstance () {
    $reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass("Bar");
    return $reflectionClass->newInstanceArgs(array($this, $this-
>arr));
  }
  function mod($key, $val) {
    $this->arr[$key] = $val;
  }
}

class Bar {
  function __construct (&$foo, &$arr) {
    $this->foo = &$foo;
    $this->arr = &$arr;
}
  function mod($key, $val) {
    $this->arr[$key] = $val;
  }
}

$arr = array();

$foo = new Foo($arr);

$arr["x"] = 1;

$foo->mod("y", 2);

$bar = $foo->createInstance();

$bar->mod("z", 3);

var_dump($arr,$foo,$bar);

?>


 [2009-05-21 16:37 UTC] lbarnaud@php.net
It works when the elements of the array are references:

$reflectionClass->newInstanceArgs(array(&$this, &$this->arr));



 [2018-10-02 16:36 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2018-10-02 16:36 UTC] nikic@php.net
The current behavior here is correct and intended. As mentioned, you need to use references in the array to allow this to work in any reasonable fashion.

Since PHP 7.1 the call will be performed despite the reference warnings, though this may be tightened again in the future.
 
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