Hi again Got a bit sidetracked ... here is your original code :) class test_class2 { var $dummy="nothing"; };
Function not_assigning(&$not_returned,&$copy) { global $object; $object = new test_class; $object->dummy="original"; $success=1; $not_returned[] = &$object; $copy=$object; $copy->dummy="copy"; var_dump("In the function",$success,$not_returned[0],$copy,$object); return $success; } $success = not_assigning($not_returned,$copy); echo "<br><br>"; var_dump("Out the function",$success,$not_returned[0],$copy,$object); ?> At 02:15 PM 16/12/01, Tom Rogers wrote: >Hi >Is this doing what you want, seems you have to use an array to create the >ref (just getting a handle on objects :) > ><? >class test_class >{ > var $dummy="nothing"; >}; > >Function &assigning(&$returned,&$copy,&$object) >{ > global $success; > $object->dummy="original"; > $success=1; > $copy=$object; > $copy->dummy="copy"; > $returned[] = &$object; > var_dump("In the function",$success,$returned[0],$copy,$object); > return $object; >} > >$object = assigning($returned,$copy,new test_class); >echo "<br><br>"; >var_dump("Out the function",$success,$returned[0],$copy,$object); >?> > > >At 03:06 PM 15/12/01, you wrote: >>Hello, >> >>I am trying to return a reference from an object created inside a >>function and at the same time have the object stored in a global >>variable. >> >>It seems that when I try doing it by assigning the object reference to a >>function argument that is passed by reference, nothing is returned in >>that variable despite inside the function the argument variable seems to >>have the right value. >> >>Is this a PHP bug or this is not the right way to do it? >> >>Try the example below. >> >>Manuel Lemos >> >><? >>class test_class >>{ >> var $dummy="nothing"; >>}; >> >>Function not_assigning(&$not_returned,&$copy) >>{ >> global $object; >> >> $object=new test_class; >> $object->dummy="original"; >> $success=1; >> $not_returned= &$object; >> $copy=$object; >> $copy->dummy="copy"; >> var_dump("In the function",$success,$not_returned,$copy,$object); >> return $success; >>} >> >>$success=not_assigning($not_returned,$copy); >> >>var_dump("Out the function",$success,$not_returned,$copy,$object); >> >>?> >> >>-- >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]