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<?php function not_reference($object) { $object = new \stdClass(); $object->foo = 'bar'; } function by_reference(&$object) { $object = new \stdClass(); $object->foo = 'bar'; } $a = new \stdClass(); $a->foo = 'a'; not_reference($a); var_dump($a); by_reference($a); var_dump($a);

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