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ID: 55475 Comment by: togos00 at gmail dot com Reported by: mads at gartneriet dot dk Summary: is_a() triggers autoloader Status: Assigned Type: Bug Package: Scripting Engine problem PHP Version: 5.3.7 Assigned To: dmitry Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Even if the new behavior is not a bug, per se, it is definitely surprising. is_a( $string, $className ) returning true would imply that $string is an instance of $className, which obviously it is not, as it is a string and not even an object. Having a separate function such as is_subclass_of( $className1, $className2 ) has the dual benefits of being more intuitive and not breaking old code. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-09-25 09:32:25] ala...@php.net The following patch has been added/updated: Patch Name: is_a_with_warning.txt Revision: 1316943145 URL: https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=55475&patch=is_a_with_warning.txt&revision=1316943145 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-09-24 13:13:44] ci...@php.net Yes, I contacted the CVE yesterday to request a CVE-ID and I'll update it here as soon as I receive one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-09-24 09:22:04] henri at nerv dot fi Has someone requested CVE-identifier for this issue? I can do it if not. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-09-23 09:51:51] ras...@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of rasmus Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=317183 Log: Re-committing Alan's is_a revert/fix for bug #55475 Dmitry had done so earlier, but reverted pending discussion. It is completely clear that this should never have been changed in the 5.3 branch in the first place giving the number of things that broke because of it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-09-22 23:31:43] ala...@php.net The following patch has been added/updated: Patch Name: Is_a_with_allow_string_argument_v3 Revision: 1316734303 URL: https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=55475&patch=Is_a_with_allow_string_argument_v3&revision=1316734303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55475 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55475&edit=1
