[2009-07-23 11:46 UTC] salathe@php.net

Description:
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SplFileObject::fscanf should behave identically to fscanf but that does not appear to be the case. When attempting to provide variables into which values should be assigned, the script either warns of undefined variables (when passing apparently by value?) or throws out call-time pass-by-reference E_DEPRECATED errors (when forcing pass-by-reference).

Reproduce code:
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// fruits.txt
apple,100
banana,21

Pass by value:
<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("fruits.txt");
while (!$file->eof()) {
	var_dump($file->fscanf("%[a-z],%d", $fruit, $quantity), $fruit, $quantity);
}
?>

Pass by reference:
<?php
$file = new SplFileObject("fruits.txt");
while (!$file->eof()) {
	var_dump($file->fscanf("%[a-z],%d", &$fruit, &$quantity), $fruit, $quantity);
}
?>

Expected result:
----------------
Pass by value (the method definition should take variables by reference):

int(2)
string(5) "apple"
int(100)
int(2)
string(6) "banana"
int(21)

Pass by reference:

Should report E_DEPRECATED call-time pass-by reference. Which it does.

Actual result:
--------------
Pass by value:

<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: fruit in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: quantity in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: fruit in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: quantity in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
int(2)
NULL
NULL
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: fruit in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: quantity in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: fruit in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
<br />
<b>Notice</b>:  Undefined variable: quantity in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
int(2)
NULL
NULL




Pass by reference:
<br />
<b>Deprecated</b>:  Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
<br />
<b>Deprecated</b>:  Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>4</b><br />
<br />
<b>Warning</b>:  Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at fruits.php:4) in <b>fruits.php</b> on line <b>1</b><br />
int(2)
string(5) "apple"
int(100)
int(2)
string(6) "banana"
int(21)

 [2009-07-23 14:43 UTC] jani@php.net

This bug has been fixed in SVN.

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