Re: Re: Strange notation to create object

* Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> : > On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 11:32, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > > * Michael Stepanov <michaelstepanov@francoudi.com> : > > > Usually, I develop on Perl. But my current task pushes me to start use > > > PHP. Generally, it's great but sometimes I'm a little bit confused. > > > For example, recently I've found a strange notation of creation of PHP > > > objects: > > > > > > $obj = & new SomeObject(); > > > > > > Can anyone explain me meaning of *&*? > > > > & is used to create references -- kind of like \ in perl. > > > > The above notation is unnecessary when developing in PHP5, as objects in > > PHP5 are passed by reference by default. However, in PHP4, this was > > Not entirely, there's still a subtle difference in PHP5 between > assigning an object with = versus assigning with = &. Would you mind explaining the difference? I've seen nothing in the docs, to indicate that assigning objects with =& in PHP5 is necessary, or even desired. My experience with PHP5 hasn't shown this either. I'd be interested to know to what you refer. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney | WEBSITES: Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association | http://www.kidsgardening.com 802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org mailto:matthew@garden.org | http://vermontbotanical.org