note 84796 added to language.references.return

"Return by reference" cause private member can be accessed from outside of the class, as shown: <?php class foo { private $value = 42; public function &getValue() { return $this->value; } public function echoValue(){ echo "in class the private \$value = $this->value <br />"; } } $obj = new foo; $myValue = &$obj->getValue(); $myValue = 33; //the private foo::$value been changed $obj->echoValue(); ?> ---- Server IP: 221.194.139.225 Probable Submitter: 116.7.35.175 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.return.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/84796 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84796/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84796/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84796/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84796/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84796/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84796/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/84796 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/84796 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php