Re: &$this?

> does anyone know what does &$this mean? I saw this on the php.net tuturial > for references inside a constructor. > I thought that $this is already a reference? > The way it was used : > class Foo > { > function Foo($name) > { > // create a reference inside the global array $globalref > global $globalref; > $globalref[] = &$this; > // set name to passed value > $this->setName($name); > // and put it out > $this->echoName(); > } > thanks for any input! It's in the docs somewhere that this doesn't work inside a constructor. Add a manual note to the relevant page if you think it should be noted elsewhere too. --Jeroen