ID: 36029
Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reported By: f dot engelhardt at 21torr dot com
Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Variables related
Operating System: Linux
PHP Version: 5.1.2
New Comment:
And this works fine:
$foo = NULL;
bTest( $foo );
Previous Comments:
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[2006-01-16 09:45:02] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, but PHP is not C and references are not pointers.
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[2006-01-16 09:35:10] f dot engelhardt at 21torr dot com
Description:
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In C and most other programming languages it is possible to parse NULL
as a reference parameter to a function (a NULL-Pointer). In PHP i need
to allocate a variable, that can be given to the function. So there is
no way to parse a NULL-Pointer.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
function bTest(&$paData)
{
if (is_null($paData))
{
// cleanup
return true;
}
// handle data
return true;
}
bTest(NULL);
?>
Expected result:
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Should work
Actual result:
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Fatal error: Cannot pass parameter 1 by reference in ...
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