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<?php $var1 = "Example variable"; $var2 = ""; function global_references($use_globals) { global $var1, $var2; if (!$use_globals) { $var2 =& $var1; // visible only inside the function } else { $GLOBALS["var2"] =& $var1; // visible also in global context } } global_references(false); echo "var2 is set to '$var2'\n"; // var2 is set to '' global_references(true); echo "var2 is set to '$var2'\n"; // var2 is set to 'Example variable' ?>
Output for git.master, git.master_jit, rfc.property-hooks
var2 is set to '' var2 is set to 'Example variable'

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