folks. I've stumbled across an odd situation when referencing a standard class array element via pointer. This example is run on php 5.4.3, windows XP, Apache
$myLittleArray = array();
$myLittleArray[0] = new stdClass;
$myLittleArray[0]->fruit = 'apple';
$myLittleArray[1] = new stdClass;
$myLittleArray[1]->fruit = 'banana';
$myLittleArray[2] = new stdClass;
$mla = &$myLittleArray[2];
$mla->fruit = 'kiwi';
print_r($myLittleArray); // $myLittleArray[2]->fruit displays as "kiwi"
foreach ($myLittleArray as $mla){
$mla->pricePerPound = 0.0;
}
print_r($myLittleArray); // $myLittleArray[2]->fruit displays as "banana" ???
first printr statement displays
Array
(
[0] => stdClass Object
(
[fruit] => apple
)
[1] => stdClass Object
(
[fruit] => banana
)
[2] => stdClass Object
(
[fruit] => kiwi
)
}
second printr statement (note that $myLittleArray[2]->fruit has changed to "banana"
Array
(
[0] => stdClass Object
(
[fruit] => apple
[pricePerPound] => 0
)
[1] => stdClass Object
(
[fruit] => banana
[pricePerPound] => 0
)
[2] => stdClass Object
(
[fruit] => banana
[pricePerPound] => 0
)
)
*/
If I use a different variable name in the last foreach, say $mla1, the code works as expected ($myLittleArray[2]->fruit == 'kiwi'). Is this a php issue, or am I not looking at this correctly?
