PHP 8.0: fix "argument # must be passed by reference" warning (Trac: 50913) #618
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WordPress should not throw any notices. `array_map()` passes by value, while `array_walk()` passes by reference. The use of `array_map()` on line 52 within the `export_entries()` method will cause a "Warning: PO::export_entry(): Argument #1 ($entry) must be passed by reference, value given" warning on PHP 8.0 because the `export_entry()` method is declared to expect the `$entry` object to be passed by reference. Since PHP 5.0, objects are passed by reference by default and this does not have to be declared in the function signature of a method expecting this anymore. Also, the code within the method doesn't even try to change `$entry` and return a value. So, all in all, the reference in the function declaration is redundant, old-school and should be removed. While this could be considered a BC-break, I have done a search for use of this method in plugins and reviewed a significant number of the returned results. None of these would run into trouble with the change now made. Rather this change fixes the same issue for a number of plugins also using `array_map()`. All the same, this change should be mentioned in a dev-note as it is a very small and insignificant BC-break. Search results: https://wpdirectory.net/search/01EMWBEKAM2B6ECSTCTEDAZGQW
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WordPress should not throw any notices.
array_map()passes by value, whilearray_walk()passes by reference.The use of
array_map()on line 52 within theexport_entries()method will cause a "Warning: PO::export_entry(): Argument #1 ($entry) must be passed by reference, value given" warning on PHP 8.0 because theexport_entry()method is declared to expect the$entryobject to be passed by reference.Since PHP 5.0, objects are passed by reference by default and this does not have to be declared in the function signature of a method expecting this anymore.
Also, the code within the method doesn't even try to change
$entryand return a value.So, all in all, the reference in the function declaration is redundant, old-school and should be removed.
While this could be considered a BC-break, I have done a search for use of this method in plugins and reviewed a significant number of the returned results. None of these would run into trouble with the change now made. Rather this change fixes the same issue for a number of plugins also using
array_map().All the same, this change should be mentioned in a dev-note as it is a very small and insignificant BC-break.
Search results: https://wpdirectory.net/search/01EMWBEKAM2B6ECSTCTEDAZGQW
Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50913
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