I'm converting some old PHP 4.x code for PHP 5.3. I've come across the following, and I'm not sure what it does.
$variable =& new ClassName();
What is the difference between that, and:
$variable = new ClassName();
In Ye Olde Days of PHP4, =& was necessary when constructing objects. In PHP 5, it's not.
=&
does reference assignment.
E.G.:
$a = 'a';
$b =& $a;
$b = 'b';
echo $a; // Prints 'b', since a and b have been linked by &=.
In other words, it has its uses, just not when instantiating an object. For that use, it's been depreacted.
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