Re: [PHP4BETA] problem: references

DM>> <? DM>> class test { DM>> var $x; DM>> function getx (&$r) { DM>> $r = &$this->x; DM>> } DM>> } DM>> DM>> $v = "some text"; DM>> $t = new test; DM>> $t->x = 10; DM>> $t->getx ($v); DM>> print ("test=$v"); DM>> ?> DM>> DM>> and result is ... "some text" !!! Well, seems that you cannot do that. You cannot assign references via references, I think - that's just doesn't work this way in PHP. When you assign another reference, you are re-binding old reference, breaking old link and creating new - but not changing contents of the first link. I know this is a bit strange, but that's how it presently works. DM>> what i want is to get the _reference_ to the $t->$x but via DM>> function.(btw. can function return a reference?) Yes, it can. IIRC, you should say "function &foo() { ....; return $bar; }". -- Stanislav Malyshev stas@zend.com +972-3-6139665