- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$refVariable = false;
$refName = 'refVariable';
$callback = function() use (&$refVariable) { static $foo = refVariable; var_dump($refVariable); var_dump($foo); };
$function = new \ReflectionFunction($callback);
$staticVariables = $function->getStaticVariables();
$callback();
$staticVariables['foo'] = 8;
$callback();