Bug #10196

Object Reference Assignment Error

Details

Submitted	2007-02-26 20:03 UTC
From	ajsharp at gmail dot com
Status	Bogus
Package	HTML_QuickForm
PHP Version	5.2.1
OS	Windows XP
Roadmaps	(Not assigned)

Comments

[2007-02-26 20:03 UTC] ajsharp at gmail dot com

Description:
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Depending on the script, I receive the following error message:
An error occurred in script 'C:\wamp\php\PEAR\HTML\QuickForm.php' on line 566:
Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated

Line 566 is the following: '$elementObject =& new $className();'

I assume this has something to do with how PHP 4 and PHP 5 assign references to objects differently. The weird part is that in some scripts I get this error, and in others I don't. Further, it occurs several times at different points in 'Quickform.php', 'PEAR.php', and 'Registry.php'.

Scrolling further down the script, I get the same error but in a different file:
An error occurred in script 'C:\wamp\php\PEAR\HTML\QuickForm\RuleRegistry.php' on line 217:
is_a(): Deprecated. Please use the instanceof operator

Finally, at the end of all these errors, the form still displays.

In the script where I am getting these errors, I utilize some of my own classes. Still, I tried implementing the class in the script where I don't receive the error, and even using some PHP 5 distinct features, and everything worked fine. Any help would be much appreciated.