note 119366 added to language.variables.scope

From: Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 16:50:18 +0000
Subject: note 119366 added to language.variables.scope
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<?php $var = 1; function foo() { $var = &$GLOBALS['var']; var_dump($var); } function bar() { global $var; // they are the same. var_dump($var); } foo(); bar(); var_dump($var); ?> In a function, 'global $var;' is to declare a local variant, and the local $var has the same reference to the global $var. <?php $var = 1; function foo() { global $var; unset($var); // unset local $a, the global $a is still there. var_dump($var); // Undefined variable: var var_dump($GLOBALS['var']); // this is ok. } foo(); var_dump($var); // this is ok. ?> <?php $var = 1; function bar() { global $var; unset($GLOBALS['var']); // unset global $a, the local $a is still here. var_dump($var); // this is ok. var_dump($GLOBALS['var']); // Undefined index: var } foo(); var_dump($var); // Undefined variable: var ?> 'unset($var);' is like 'var = NULL;'(var is a pointer) in the C language, instead of 'free(var);' ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 115.154.53.67 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/language.variables.scope.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/119366 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119366/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119366/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119366/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119366/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119366/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119366/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/119366 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/119366 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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