- print_r: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = array(
'foo' => array(
'bar' => 42
)
);
$b = $a;
$propertyPath = array('foo', 'bar');
$value = &$b;
foreach ($propertyPath as $key) {
$value = &$value[$key];
}
$value = 1337;
print_r($a);
print_r($b);