- Output for 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.1 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.18, 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
- var1:1var1:3var2:4var1:6var2:4
<?php
function &func(){
static $static = 0;
$static++;
return $static;
}
$var1 =& func();
echo "var1:", $var1; // 1
func();
func();
echo "var1:", $var1; // 3
$var2 = func(); // assignment without the &
echo "var2:", $var2; // 4
func();
func();
echo "var1:", $var1; // 6
echo "var2:", $var2; // still 4