Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61881&edit=1
ID: 61881 Updated by: fel...@php.net Reported by: semias at web dot de Summary: Dereferencing in returning References -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *General Issues PHP Version: 5.4.1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php Does not exists shortcut for such. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-04-30 16:20:33] semias at web dot de Description: ------------ As in Example #8 Array dereferencing (http://docs.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php) // As of PHP 5.4 it is possible to array dereference the result of a function or method call directly. Before it was only possible using a temporary variable. $secondElement = getArray()[1]; I would expect same in Returning References: class foo { public $value = 42; public function &getValue() { return $this->value; } } &$foo->getValue() = 'new value'; instead of ... $v = &$foo->getValue(); $v = 'bla'; Or does any syntax to do it directly already exists? :) Thank You Test script: --------------- none ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61881&edit=1
