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<?php function & change(&$keys,&$value, $c) { if ($k = next($keys)) { return change($keys,$value[$k], $c); } else { return $value = $c; } } $keys = ['k1','k2','k3','k4']; $hub = []; change($keys,$hub,1); var_dump($hub);
Output for 5.6.0 - 5.6.28, 7.0.0 - 7.0.20, 7.1.0 - 7.1.25, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.31, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.18, 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
Notice: Only variable references should be returned by reference in /in/g63tm on line 7 array(1) { ["k2"]=> array(1) { ["k3"]=> array(1) { ["k4"]=> int(1) } } }
Output for 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 7.3.32 - 7.3.33
array(1) { ["k2"]=> array(1) { ["k3"]=> array(1) { ["k4"]=> int(1) } } }
Output for 4.4.2 - 4.4.9, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.29
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '[' in /in/g63tm on line 12
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.1, 4.3.5 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.1, 5.0.0 - 5.0.5
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '[' in /in/g63tm on line 12
Process exited with code 255.
Output for 4.3.2 - 4.3.4
Parse error: parse error in /in/g63tm on line 12
Process exited with code 255.

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