- debug_zval_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
function func(&$data) {
foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
if (is_array($value)) {
func($data[$key]);
}
}
}
$data = [
['zero' => [0]],
['one' => [1]],
];
debug_zval_dump($data[1]['one']); //refcount=2
func($data);
debug_zval_dump($data[1]['one']); //refcount=3