- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$refVariable = false;
$refName = 'refVariable';
$callback = function() use (&$refVariable) {};
$function = new \ReflectionFunction($callback);
$staticVariables = $function->getStaticVariables();
var_dump(array_key_exists($refName, $staticVariables));
var_dump($refVariable);
$staticVariables[$refName] = true;
var_dump($refVariable);