--TEST-- Bug #42976 (Crash when constructor for newInstance() or newInstanceArgs() fails) --FILE-- newInstance($x); // causes crash var_dump($x); $x = "x.original"; $rc->newInstanceArgs(array($x)); // causes crash var_dump($x); echo "Done\n"; ?> --EXPECTF-- string(9) "x.changed" Warning: Parameter 1 to C::__construct() expected to be a reference, value given in %sbug42976.php on line 15 Warning: ReflectionClass::newInstance(): Invocation of C's constructor failed in %sbug42976.php on line 15 string(10) "x.original" Warning: Parameter 1 to C::__construct() expected to be a reference, value given in %sbug42976.php on line 18 Warning: ReflectionClass::newInstanceArgs(): Invocation of C's constructor failed in %sbug42976.php on line 18 string(10) "x.original" Done