- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$fields = [];
$rowData = [];
$fields[] = &$rowData['column1'];
$fields[] = &$rowData['column2'];
useRefs(...$fields);
var_dump($rowData);
useRefs2(...$fields);
var_dump($rowData);
function useRefs(&...$fields)
{
$fields[0] = 'col 1 value 1';
$fields[1] = 'col 2 value 1';
}
function useRefs2(&...$fields)
{
$fields[0] = 'col 1 value 2';
$fields[1] = null;
}