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Bug #63318 problem with function & reference
Submitted: 2012-10-20 14:41 UTC Modified: 2012-10-20 18:16 UTC
From: wojtek77 at o2 dot pl Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Arrays related
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Windows 7
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2012-10-20 14:41 UTC] wojtek77 at o2 dot pl
Description:
------------
A variable which is an array pass to function as value but this variable behaves 
as pass by reference.

Test script:
---------------
/*
 * an argument $bar pass to function by value not by reference
 */
function foo($bar)
{
	$bar[0] = 'error';
}

/*
 * any array variable
 */
$bar[0] = 'OK';
print_r($bar); echo '<br />';

 /*
  * it will causes an error in function foo()
  * create any reference to value of array
  */
$any_reference = & $bar[0];

/*
 * although the argument $bar pass to function by value
 * it behaves as argument $bar pass to funkction by reference
 */
foo($bar);
print_r($bar); echo '<br />';

Expected result:
----------------
Array ( [0] => OK ) 

Actual result:
--------------
Array ( [0] => error ) 

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