Req #15232 [Opn->NoF]: Need a possibility to compare two references

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=15232&edit=1 ID: 15232 Updated by: maarten@php.net Reported by: flying at dom dot natm dot ru Summary: Need a possibility to compare two references -Status: Open +Status: No Feedback Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: All PHP Version: 4.0.6 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem. If this is not the case and you are able to provide the information that was requested earlier, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Re-Opened". Thank you. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-08-23 14:19:43] datibbaw@php.net For scalar values, this is impossible. And you probably don't want this either, because $a and $b might actually point to the same value (e.g. due to compiler optimization) For objects you could use the equality operator (===). For example: $a = new mynumber(5); $b = new mynumber(5); echo $a === $b; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-01-26 06:18:25] flying at dom dot natm dot ru PHP have no possiblity to find, if two references points to the same actual variable, but sometimes it is necesary. Short example: $a = 5; $b = 5; $a_ref1 = &$a; $a_ref2 = &$a; $b_ref = &$b; PHP needs a function (or operator) which will return TRUE, when comparing $a_ref1 and $a_ref2, but FALSE, if comparing $a_ref1 and $b_ref. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=15232&edit=1