[PHP-DEV] Bug #12809: function calls, default arguments and passing references From: anders <email protected>
Date: 08/17/01

From: anders <email protected>
Operating system: linux 2.2
PHP version: 4.0.4pl1
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: function calls, default arguments and passing references

In a class I often use functions like this to get/set variables:
class example {
  var $somevar;
function Somevar($arg = NULL) {
  if (!is_null($arg))
    $this->somevar = $arg;
return $this->somevar;
}
}

Everything is ok, but sometimes I would like to be able to do the same
with references, like so:
class example2 {
  var $someobject;
function &Someobject(&$arg = NULL) {
  if (!is_null($arg))
    $this->someobject = &$arg;
return $this->someobject;
}
}

The second example will throw an parse error, expecting ) after &$arg.

I suppose this isn't an bug, but rather something not implemented or is
intensional. 

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