Re: ArrayAccess::offsetGet not returning a ref
Hi,
On Tue, 2010-04-27 at 10:17 +0200, Etienne Kneuss wrote:
> it looks like the fact that ArrayAccess::offsetGet is not returning a
> reference is a recurrent problem, I see basically 4 options:
The main use case is some nested structure like
$o = new ArrayObject();
/*...*/
$o[23][42] = "foobar";
right?
> a) Ignore the issue, change nothing
>
> b) Rewrite offsetGet to return a ref, breaking BC
>
> c) Create a new ArrayAccess interface where it does return a ref
>
> d) Relax prototype checks so that both are allowed.
If the above case is correct and due to me not liking references I
wonder whether there is a way to for an option e) which adds support for
this in some way to the engine.
johannes
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