From: Operating system: Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] PHP version: 5.3.2 Package: Unknown/Other Function Bug Type: Bug Bug description:get_defined_vars is inconsistent with $this
Description: ------------ get_defined_vars() only contains the $this variable entry when $this is assigned or returned. In all other cases (no use, gettting or setting of property, callign a method) the $this entry is missing from the list. Test script: --------------- // Full example is at http://pastebin.com/FDJzCTRG class Test { //... public function testNoThis() { echo __METHOD__ . PHP_EOL; var_dump(array_keys(get_defined_vars())); } //... } $t = new Test(); $t->testNoThis(); Expected result: ---------------- Test::testNoThis array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "this" } Test::testThisGet array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "this" } Test::testThisSet array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "this" } Test::testThisCall array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "this" } Test::testThisUse array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "this" } Actual result: -------------- Test::testNoThis array(0) { } Test::testThisGet array(0) { } Test::testThisSet array(0) { } Test::testThisCall array(0) { } Test::testThisUse array(1) { [0]=> string(4) "this" } -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52110&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52110&r=mysqlcfg