Re: Only variables or references can be returned by reference

On Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 07:36:53PM +0100, Lukas Smith wrote: > > So does this mean we can all remove our php5 compatibility hacks that relate > to the above bug report? I don't think that's wise. Even though PHP 5 now won't complain about it, PHP 4 had problems with returning by reference on non variables even though it didn't produce any warnings. Let alone, only returning a variable when returning by reference is the right thing to do. Just because you can get away with not doing it doesn't make it right. --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y data intensive web and database programming http://www.AnalysisAndSolutions.com/ 4015 7th Ave #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409