Re: call-time pass-by-reference feature really deprecated?

On Thursday 19 June 2003 23:53, dorgon wrote: > I just got a warning message on a system using php version 4.3.1: > > <snip> > Warning: Call-time pass-by-reference has been deprecated - argument > passed by value; If you would like to pass it by reference, modify the > declaration of [runtime function name](). If you would like to enable > call-time pass-by-reference, you can set allow_call_time_pass_reference > to true in your INI file. However, future versions may not support this > any longer. > </snip> > > This msg does not appear on my machine running php 4.3.2. Maybe it's > because of the different configuration? Maybe, there's a setting for this in php.ini. > Will the pass-by-reference feature really be dropped?! Many software > design patterns wouldn't be possible anymore! It's an essential feature. "pass-by-reference" has not been dropped, it is "Call-time pass-by-reference" which is being deprecated. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-general ------------------------------------------ /* GIVE: Support the helpless victims of computer error. */