note 58497 added to language.references.whatdo

I can't get what is & new SomeObject() construction used for. What does it create. A new object? What's the difference from using object constructor without ampersand in front of it? ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.whatdo.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+58497 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58497&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58497&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58497&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58497&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58497&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58497&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58497&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+58497&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php