note 97702 added to language.references.arent

In my previous post I said: "It is my view that object references in PHP5 are exactly like pointers in C++." "exactly like" is misleading... To clarify: I don't mean PHP5 object references support pointer arithmetic or they contain memory addresses. I mean that, in PHP5, when you pass object variables to functions they *behave* exactly like pointers to objects do in the same situation when writing in C++ (with the exception of the C++ features that just don't exist in PHP, such as pointer arithmetic). Namely, 1. When you pass the object variable, the formal parameter behaves like a C++ pointer to the object inside the function. 2. When you pass the object variable by reference, the formal parameter behaves like a C++ reference to a pointer to the object inside the function. The syntax is different between the languages, but the semantics are identical. ---- Server IP: 117.55.229.1 Probable Submitter: 121.214.163.250 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.arent.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/97702 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97702/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97702/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97702/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97702/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97702/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97702/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/97702 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/97702 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php