From: wursttrooper at gmx dot de Operating system: Linux PHP version: 5.2.5 PHP Bug Type: *Compile Issues Bug description: constructor argument by reference return value
Description: ------------ When using a func return value by reference as constructor argument, produces Fatal error: Can't use method return value in write context in D:\xampplite\htdocs\test\writectx.php on line 22 removing by ref '&' symbol lets code execute. Reproduce code: --------------- <? class MyClass { function func1() { return "ret func1"; } } class MyClass2 { function __construct( $str, $obj ) { } } $obj= new MyClass(); /****************** Fatal error: Can't use method return value in write context in D:\xampplite\htdocs\test\writectx.php on line 22 ******************/ $c2 = new MyClass2("sf",&$obj->func1()); /****************** works ******************/ $c2 = new MyClass2("sf",$obj->func1()); ?> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44565&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44565&r=mysqlcfg