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Stdlib: ReflectionParameter::canBePassedByValue() true for by-ref params — Zend false (ext/reflection/php_reflection.c) #22145
Description
Category
stdlib · php-src-strict
Problem
ReflectionParameter::canBePassedByValue() must return false when the parameter is passed by reference (including variadic by-ref). php-compiler returns true for by-ref parameters even when isPassedByReference() is correctly true. (Method presence fixed in #18073; value semantics still wrong.)
| Parameter | Zend isPassedByReference / canBePassedByValue |
VM |
|---|---|---|
&$a |
y / n |
y / y |
$b |
n / y |
n / y |
&...$c |
y / n |
y / y |
php-src reference
- php/php-src
ext/reflection/php_reflection.c—zim_ReflectionParameter_canBePassedByValue(!(ZEND_RECEIVE_REF)) - Sibling: Stdlib: ReflectionParameter::isOptional()/allowsNull()/canBePassedByValue() missing (ext/reflection/php_reflection.c) #18073 (method was missing)
PHP implementation target
ext/standard/VmReflection.php—canBePassedByValue:=!isPassedByReference()(match Zend; confirm anyZEND_SEND_PREFER_REFedge if exposed)- PHP-in-PHP only
Repro
./script/docker-exec.sh -- bash -lc 'php bin/vm.php test/repro/maintainer_reflection_parameter_can_be_passed_by_value.php'Done when
- By-ref and by-ref-variadic parameters return
canBePassedByValue() === false - By-value parameters remain
true - Compliance
.phptguard - php-src-strict
Activity
PurHur commentedon Jul 22, 2026
claim: PHP Compiler STD Lib Advanced — batch (issues #22127, #22108, #22145, #22064, #22144; sequential PRs)
Queued: ReflectionParameter::canBePassedByValue() by-ref semantics.
PurHur commentedon Jul 22, 2026
claim: PHP Compiler STD Lib Advanced — starting #22145 after #22108 merged (PR #22154).
Fixing ReflectionParameter::canBePassedByValue() for by-ref params (php-src-strict).
Stdlib: ReflectionParameter::canBePassedByValue false for by-ref (#22145
PurHur commentedon Jul 22, 2026
merged: #22156
Verification
byValue=0, by-valuebyValue=1Next in batch: #22064 hasType() for untyped params