- assert: documentation ( source)
<?php
$array = [0, 1, 2, 3];
unset($array[3], $array[2]);
$arrayCopy = $array;
$arrayCopy[] = 2;
assert($arrayCopy === [0, 1, 2]); // this assertion must pass; it doesn't currently
$array[] = 2;
assert($array === $arrayCopy); // still identical/equal