- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?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);