<?php

/*
 * string-to-array.php - string to array variable transformation
 *                       bug demonstration
 *                       http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=28476
 *
 * Developed by Ondrej Jombik <nepto@platon.sk>
 * Copyright (c) 2004 Platon SDG, http://platon.sk/
 * Licensed under terms of GNU General Public License.
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * Changelog:
 * 2004-05-10 - created
 *
 */

/* $Platon$ */

$str = 'string';

$ar['key'] = $str;
var_dump($ar['key']); // string(6) "string"

$ar['key']['sub-key'] = $ar['key'];
var_dump($ar['key']); /*  string(6) "string"
                          but expected is:
                                array(1) {
                                      ["sub-key"]=>
                                            string(6) "string"
                                }
*/

$ar['key'] = array('sub-key' => $ar['key']);
var_dump($ar['key']); /* now OK:
                            array(1) {
                                  ["sub-key"]=>
                                        string(6) "string"
                            }
*/

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