AW: [PHP-DEV] return /* by reference */ new Foo() in PHP4

Hm, thinking a little more about this one: > > function &getstuff($in) > > { > > if ($in=='ok') > > return new MyObject(); > > else > > return false; // this is the common line > > } "return false" (or null) is trying to return a reference to a literal, which is (of course) questionable. "new fooclass()" is *not* a literal but something that *can* and *should* be referenced: see http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.whatdo.php. So at least "return /* byref*/ new ..." should be something that works without a notice. Matthias