From: karibu at gmx dot net
Operating system: MacOS X, MorphOS
PHP version: Irrelevant
PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem
Bug description: position of define() in source matters
Description:
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When I *call* a function which uses a define before this define is
actually defined in the source it appears in the function to be undefined.
I didn't found this behavoir documented (not in the english or german
section) but it would probably very useful as it quickly can lead to
unexpected problems w/o instantly possible to detect why (in a script of
mine it caused busylooping f.ex.).
Reproduce code:
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<?php
printfoobar();
exit;
define(FOO, 'bar');
function printfoobar()
{
echo FOO;
}
?>
Expected result:
----------------
bar
Actual result:
--------------
FOO
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Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4):
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=trysnapshot44
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http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=trysnapshot52
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Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=37776&r=mysqlcfg
