A question about php reference in array

[hi and hello]

a code segment:
$i = array('data'=>1000);

$arr = array('i'=>&$i);
$arr2 = $arr;

$i['data'] = 200;

print_r($arr);
print_r($arr2);

the result is:
Array
(
[i] =Array
(
[data] =200
)

)
Array
(
[i] =Array
(
[data] =200
)

)

This means the change of variable $i effects the $arr2 which is a copy
of $arr. Some one knows?

[Piotr]

hi and hello wrote:

> $i = array('data'=>1000);

Here you have created that array

$arr = array('i'=>&$i);

Here you said something like:
create an array with a field named 'i', and let
the field contain a link to $i variable

$arr2 = $arr;

Here you have made a copy of the array,
like the above one, it has the 'i' field,
and the field contains the same link

It's like a link in your file system, when you copy a link,
it does not copy the original file.

$i['data'] = 200;

Here you changed the value, it;s lieke you would change
what the file (in the file system) contains

When you print the arrays, PHP searched for the $i variable,
that is referenced by both tables and prints the reference target value.
That is what the reference is ment to do.

You can find more here:
php.net/manual/pl/language.references.php
Check out the examples in comments given by people.

best regards
Piotr N

[hi and hello]

On May 13, 1:41 am, Piotr <[e-mail]:

hi and hello wrote:

$i = array('data'=>1000);

Here you have created that array

$arr = array('i'=>&$i);

Here you said something like:
create an array with a field named 'i', and let
the field contain a link to $i variable

$arr2 = $arr;

Here you have made a copy of the array,
like the above one, it has the 'i' field,
and the field contains the same link

It's like a link in your file system, when you copy a link,
it does not copy the original file.

$i['data'] = 200;

Here you changed the value, it;s lieke you would change
what the file (in the file system) contains

When you print the arrays, PHP searched for the $i variable,
that is referenced by both tables and prints the reference target value.
That is what the reference is ment to do.

You can find more here:
php.net/manual/pl/language.references.php
Check out the examples in comments given by people.

best regards
Piotr N

Thanks for your excellent explaination.