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Bug #8141 "define" as array index in class definition is ignored
Submitted: 2000-12-06 16:36 UTC Modified: 2000-12-07 05:45 UTC
From: hp at oeri dot ch Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Class/Object related
PHP Version: 4.0.3pl1 OS: Linux 2.2.17
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-12-06 16:36 UTC] hp at oeri dot ch 
In the snippet below, the array entry "ABC"=>1 is simply ignored. An array
OUTSIDE of a class definition is fine!

<?
    define( "ABC", 8 );
 
    class test {
        var $t = array( ABC => 1, 2 => 3 );
    }
 
    $u = New test();
 
    var_dump( $u );
?>

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 [2000-12-06 17:31 UTC] torben@php.net 
Not a bug. Class variable initializers must be static; do this
in the constructor instead.

Check out the text in the manual right after the first example
on the Classes page:

  http://www.php.net/manual/language.oop.php


Hope this helps,

Torben
 [2000-12-07 03:54 UTC] stas@php.net 
Actually, it is a bug. It doesn't give any error, produces
undesired behaviour and leaks memory. This should be fixed
either way - or give warning/error, or work - and in either
case not to leak.
 [2000-12-07 05:45 UTC] stas@php.net 
OK, I've fixed in CVS so that it doesn't do any stupid
things, but define() still won't work. What would happen is
exactly as if there was no define() - i.e., you get array
with key "ABC". That's the best that can be done now.
 
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