# zval_ptr_dtor_str(return_value)

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/119041
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- Started by Thomas Hruska on 2022-11-27T14:17:49+00:00
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## #119041 — Thomas Hruska — 2022-11-27T14:17:49+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/119041#119041

In ext/standard/file.c, when php_stream_read_to_str() fails, `fread()` 
calls:  zval_ptr_dtor_str(return_value);

Is there ever a situation where return_value can be a string that has to 
be freed?

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