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[Phillip Powell]

Consider these two classes. Class Accepter in placement_classes.inc.php 
works as a form validation object, and it works like a charm:

    |PHP:|
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    // placement_classes.inc.php - THIS ONE WORKS!

    class Accepter {

      function Accepter() {
            $this->dbAP =& new DBActionPerformer();
            $this->dbAP->connect();
            $this->validate();
            $this->dbAP->disconnect();
            $this->dbAP = null;
      }

        /**
         * Perform validation
         *
         * @access private
         */
        function &validate() {                                                                        //
    STATIC VOID METHOD
            foreach ($_POST as $key => $val) if (!isset(${$key})) ${$key} = $val;

            $varErrArray = array();
            array_push($varErrArray,  'placement_name|setMandatory~setMinLength~setMaxLe
    ngth~setPattern|You must enter a location name~Your location name
    must be 2 or more characters~Your location name must be 50 or fewer
    characters in length~^(?!.*<[^>]+> )|Your location name
    configuration is unrecognizable by our system, please re-enter with
    legitimate characters|');
            array_push($varErrArray, 'unique_key|setMandatory|You must
    have a unique key prior to posting||');

            /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              createErrorMsgCollection function from formvalidation.inc
    standalone function returns an array of ErrorMsgCollection
              objects
            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

            $this->errorMsgObjArray =& createErrorMsgCollection($varErrArray);


            // CREATE FORM OBJECT PASSING ARRAY OF OBJECTS AS PARAMETER
            $this->formValidator =& new FormValidator('', $this->errorMsgObjArray);

            $this->isValid = $this->formValidator->isValid();
            $this->setErrorArray($this->formValidator->getErrorArray());
            $this->formValidator = null;
            $this->errorMsgObjArray = null;

                    /*
            if (strcmp(strtolower($action), 'add') == 0 ||
    (strcmp(strtolower($action), 'edit') == 0 && $placement_name !==
    $origPlacementName))
             $this->checkDuplicatePlacement($placement_name);        //
    CHECK FOR DUPLICATE PLACEMENT
                    */
        }

    }
    |
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------



This is the class Accepter from contacts_classes.inc.php and while it is 
now identical in code structure to the Accepter classe in 
placement_classes.inc.php, whenever this class method is invoked, all 
processes stop (no errors), arrays are unfinished, objects are 
unfinished, HTTP never produces, Apache goes down, literally everything 
crashes!

    |PHP:|
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    // contacts_classes.inc.php - THIS ONE PRODUCES A POSSIBLE SEG FAULT!

    class Accepter {

        function Accepter() {
            // NEW 8/17/2004: SURROUND validate() METHOD WITH
    INSTANTIATION OF $this->dbAP OBJECT PROPERTY
            $this->dbAP =& new DBActionPerformer();
            $this->dbAP->connect();
            $this->validate();
            $this->dbAP->disconnect();
            $this->dbAP = null;
        }

        /**
         * Main method.  Will perform all other validation methods and
    set isValid boolean property
         *
         * @access public
         */
        function &validate() {                                    //
    STATIC VOID METHOD
            foreach ($_POST as $key => $val) if (!isset(${$key})) ${$key} = $val;

            $varErrArray = array();
            array_push($varErrArray,  'placement_name|setMandatory~setMinLength~setMaxLe
    ngth~setPattern|You must enter a location name~Your location name
    must be 2 or more characters~Your location name must be 50 or fewer
    characters in length~^(?!.*<[^>]+> )|Your location name
    configuration is unrecognizable by our system, please re-enter with
    legitimate characters|');
            array_push($varErrArray, 'unique_key|setMandatory|You must
    have a unique key prior to posting||');

            /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              createErrorMsgCollection function from formvalidation.inc
    standalone function returns an array of ErrorMsgCollection
              objects
            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

            $this->errorMsgObjArray =& createErrorMsgCollection($varErrArray);


            // CREATE FORM OBJECT PASSING ARRAY OF OBJECTS AS PARAMETER
            $this->formValidator =& new FormValidator('', $this->errorMsgObjArray);

            $this->isValid = $this->formValidator->isValid();
            $this->setErrorArray($this->formValidator->getErrorArray());
            $this->formValidator = null;
            $this->errorMsgObjArray = null;
        
            /*
            if (strcmp(strtolower($action), 'delete_select') == 0 &&
    @sizeof($delete_selected) == 0) {
             $this->isValid = false;
             $this->setErrorArray(array('action' => 'You must select at
    least one contact for deletion'));
            }
            */
        }

    }
    |
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------



I've been trying to debug this for days now to no avail. I can verify 
every object property is present and accounted for (and identical in 
every way), but if you evoke one it's fine, the other and a segfault!

Help!

Thanx
Phil

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Phil Powell
Multimedia Programmer
BPX Technologies, Inc.
#: (703) 709-7218 x107 
Fax: (703) 709-7219