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Request #65248 using references on foreach
Submitted: 2013-07-12 04:02 UTC Modified: 2013-07-25 00:38 UTC
From: 791446794 at qq dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Win
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2013-07-12 04:02 UTC] 791446794 at qq dot com
Description:
------------
PHP version: 5.3.13

EXAMPLE:
<?php
$a=array(
 'key'=>1
);
foreach($a as &$item)
{}

$b=array(
 'abc'=>2
);
foreach($b as &$item)
{}
var_dump($a);
?>
It will get "array(1) { ["key"]=> &int(2) } "

Buy use code like following
EXAMPLE:
<?php
$a=array(
 'key'=>1
);
foreach($a as &$item)
{}
unset($item);//unset the variable $item

$b=array(
 'abc'=>2
);
foreach($b as &$item)
{}
var_dump($a);
?>
It get the result "array(1) { ["key"]=> int(1) } ";


I think that when use refrence in foreach ,it better auto unset the refrenced ITEM and don't need use 'unset' explicitly .


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 [2013-07-17 16:10 UTC] arpad@php.net
-Package: Systems problem +Package: Scripting Engine problem
 [2013-07-25 00:38 UTC] tyrael@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Not a bug
 [2013-07-25 00:38 UTC] tyrael@php.net
Per the warning at http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.foreach.php, you 
should always unset() the iterator reference after the foreach to avoid this sort 
of issue, since PHP doesn't have block scope.
 
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