#39760 [NEW]: cloning fails on nested SimpleXML-Object

[saschagros at bluewin dot ch]

From: saschagros at bluewin dot ch
Operating system: Windows/Linux
PHP version: 5.2.0
PHP Bug Type: SimpleXML related
Bug description: cloning fails on nested SimpleXML-Object

Description:
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"clone $simpleXML->subElement1->subElement2" does not work as excepted.

It does not return a clone of itself but a clone of it's parent.

Tested on:
Windows with PHP 5.2.0
Linux with PHP 5.2.0
Linux with PHP 5.0.4

Reproduce code:
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$xml = '<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<test>
<level1>
<level2a>text1</level2a>
<level2b>text2</level2b>
</level1>
</test>';
$test = simplexml_load_string($xml);

print_r($test->level1->level2a);

$test2 = clone $test;
print_r($test2->level1->level2a);

$test3 = clone $test->level1->level2a;
print_r($test3);

Expected result:
----------------
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)


Actual result:
--------------
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[level2a] => text1
[level2b] => text2
)

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[rrichards@php.net]

ID: 39760
Updated by: [email]rrichards@php.net[/email]
Reported By: saschagros at bluewin dot ch
-Status: Assigned
+Status: Closed
Bug Type: SimpleXML related
Operating System: Windows/Linux
PHP Version: 5.2.0
Assigned To: helly
New Comment:

This bug has been fixed in CVS.

Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change
will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at
[url]http://snaps.php.net/[/url].

Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better.




Previous Comments:
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[2006-12-06 22:20:13] saschagros at bluewin dot ch

Description:
------------
"clone $simpleXML->subElement1->subElement2" does not work as
excepted.

It does not return a clone of itself but a clone of it's parent.

Tested on:
Windows with PHP 5.2.0
Linux with PHP 5.2.0
Linux with PHP 5.0.4

Reproduce code:
---------------
$xml = '<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<test>
<level1>
<level2a>text1</level2a>
<level2b>text2</level2b>
</level1>
</test>';
$test = simplexml_load_string($xml);

print_r($test->level1->level2a);

$test2 = clone $test;
print_r($test2->level1->level2a);

$test3 = clone $test->level1->level2a;
print_r($test3);

Expected result:
----------------
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)


Actual result:
--------------
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[0] => text1
)
SimpleXMLElement Object
(
[level2a] => text1
[level2b] => text2
)


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