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<?php class Foo { public $prop; } $foo = new Foo(); $str = 'abc'; // $str is a string $foo->prop = &$str; var_dump($foo->prop); // "abc" $arr = array(); $foo->prop = $arr; var_dump($foo->prop); // array() var_dump($str); // array() - surprise! $str is now an array
Output for 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.31, 8.2.0 - 8.2.26, 8.3.0 - 8.3.14, 8.4.1 - 8.4.2
string(3) "abc" array(0) { } array(0) { }

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