- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
// essentially tests/classes/array_access_012.phpt, with offsetGet returning by-ref
class ArrayAccessImpl implements ArrayAccess {
private $data = array();
public function offsetUnset($index) {}
public function offsetSet($index, $value) {
$this->data[$index] = $value;
}
public function &offsetGet($index) {
return $this->data[$index];
}
public function offsetExists($index) {
return isset($this->data[$index]);
}
}
$data = new ArrayAccessImpl();
$test = 'some data';
$data['element'] = NULL; // prevent notice
$data['element'] = &$test;
var_dump($data['element']);