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Doc Bug #80971 func_get_args() didnt work when using named args
Submitted: 2021-04-20 16:38 UTC Modified: 2025-04-25 08:30 UTC
From: antoni at friki dot cat Assigned: vrana (profile)
Status: Closed Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 8.0.3 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2021-04-20 16:38 UTC] antoni at friki dot cat 
Description:
------------
func_get_args() in combination with named args returns an empty array.

Test script:
---------------
<?php

function foo(...$args) {
    //var_dump($args);
    var_dump(func_get_args());
}

foo(a: 9, b: 99, c: 999);


Expected result:
----------------
I expected an array with 3 elements.

Probably:
array(3) {
  ["a"]=>
  int(9)
  ["b"]=>
  int(99)
  ["c"]=>
  int(999)
}

Or:
array(3) {
  [0]=>
  int(9)
  [1]=>
  int(99)
  [2]=>
  int(999)
}

Actual result:
--------------
array(0) {
}

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 [2021-04-20 17:00 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem -Package: *General Issues +Package: Scripting Engine problem
 [2021-04-20 17:00 UTC] cmb@php.net 
This is expected, but apparently undocumented.  From the RFC[1]:

| All three functions are oblivious to the collection of unknown
| named arguments by variadics. func_get_args() will not return the
| collected values and func_num_args() will not include them in the
| argument count. Collected unknown named arguments can only be
| accessed through the variadic parameter.

[1] <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/named_params#func_get_args_and_friends>
 [2021-05-11 06:42 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
-Package: Scripting Engine problem +Package: Documentation problem
 [2021-06-03 02:28 UTC] lufei@php.net 
The following pull request has been associated:

Patch Name: Fix 80971: func_get_args() didnt work when using named args
On GitHub:  https://github.com/php/doc-en/pull/650
Patch:      https://github.com/php/doc-en/pull/650.patch
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 [2025-04-25 08:30 UTC] vrana@php.net 
Thank you for your bug report. This issue has already been fixed
in the latest released version of PHP, which you can download at
http://www.php.net/downloads.php
 [2025-04-25 08:30 UTC] vrana@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Package: Documentation problem +Package: *General Issues -Assigned To: +Assigned To: vrana
 
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