PHP :: Bug #26182 :: Object properties created redundantly

Bug #26182	Object properties created redundantly
Submitted:	2003-11-08 19:47 UTC	Modified:	2003-12-16 03:01 UTC
From:	hongnk at hotmail dot com	Assigned:	andi (profile)
Status:	Closed	Package:	Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version:	5CVS	OS:	*
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

[2003-11-08 19:47 UTC] hongnk at hotmail dot com

Description:
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Whenever a variable is refered anywhere inside a class under the form $this->varname, it is automatically created in class instances.



Reproduce code:
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class A {
	function NotAConstructor(){
		if(isset($this->x)){
			//just for demo
		}
	}
}

$t=new A();
var_dump($t);

Expected result:
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object(a)#1 (0) { }


Actual result:
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object(a)#1 (1) { ["x"]=> NULL }

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[2003-11-25 04:20 UTC] sniper@php.net

Works as expected with PHP 4, fails with PHP 5.

[2003-11-27 12:05 UTC] helly@php.net

PHP5 knows the concepts of implicit public properties and dynamic properties.

Implicit public properties are properties that are declared by simply using them.

Dynamic properties are properties that can be 'attached' to an object while using it.

[2003-11-27 12:06 UTC] helly@php.net

Reopen as feature request:

Shouldn't creation of implicit public properties be an E_STRICE error?

[2003-12-01 07:10 UTC] sniper@php.net

This is a bug, not feature request.
Andi: Assigned to you as reminder.. :)

[2003-12-16 03:01 UTC] sniper@php.net

This bug has been fixed in CVS.

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