#49082 [NEW]: What References Are - not C pointers

From: Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:36:51 +0000
Subject: #49082 [NEW]: What References Are - not C pointers
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From:             allyourcode at gmail dot com
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PHP version:      Irrelevant
PHP Bug Type:     Documentation problem
Bug description:  What References Are - not C pointers

Description:
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http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.references.whatare.php

This page mentions that references are not like C pointers, but after
reading the entire page, I still have no idea why the comparison isn't a
good one. There should be further explanation; otherwise, that statement
should be removed, because it's confusing.

Reproduce code:
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From manual page: language.references.whatare
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