From: paul at santasoft dot com
Operating system: centos (linux)
PHP version: Irrelevant
PHP Bug Type: Documentation problem
Bug description: list() with string assignment not as expected
Description:
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clarification is needed in the documentation in the case of a one-to-one
assignment using list() and a string. see reproduction code example 1. i
understand that in this case, the string is being treated as an array of
characters. But this was not as expected initially.
Plus, a fatal error is generated if the string is directly provided
instead of returning from a function. Inconsistent and confusing.
Reproduce code:
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Example 1:
<?php
function bob_dole_is_a_dork() {
return 'Bob Dole Smells Like Old Socks!';
}
list($bobdole) = bob_dole_is_a_dork();
echo($bobdole);
?>
Example 2:
<?php
list($bobdole) = 'Bob Dole Smells Like Old Socks!';
echo($bobdole);
?>
Expected result:
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Example 1:
Bob Dole Smells Like Old Socks!
Example 2:
Bob Dole Smells Like Old Socks!
Actual result:
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Example 1 gives:
B
Example 2 gives:
Fatal error: Invalid opcode 98/1/1. in /the/path/doesnt/matter/pp.php on
line 2
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Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release:
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Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41205&r=mysqlcfg
