[Resolved] multiple references to the same object

[Gasolene]

I'm having a problem with a script that has multiple references to the same object... ie:

$myObj = new SomeObject;

$myRef = &$myObj;
$anotherRef = &$myObj;

$myRef->someProperty = 22; // works
$anotherRef->someProperty = 17; // does not work

echo $myObj->someProperty; // will output 22 not 17

my question is, is this a bug in php?
Is there a work around?

In my app, I have a method call that creates a reference to an object, then returns it.

subsequent calls to that method do not return a reference, but rather a copy of the object, thus any changes made to the returned object do not affect the original object (with the exeption of the first call to the method).

[ShawnK]

Try doing a referance of the referance. Like so:

$myObj = new SomeObject;

$myRef = &$myObj;
$anotherRef = &$myRef;

[mtmosier]

Tested with 4.2.2, 4.3.10, and 5.0.3 all on linux.

$myObj = new stdClass();

$myRef = &$myObj;
$anotherRef = &$myObj;

$myRef->someProperty = 22;
$anotherRef->someProperty = 17;

echo $myObj->someProperty; // Does output 17

[Shrike]

Works correctly on PHP 4.3.6 for Windows too.

[Gasolene]

your right, i simplified the code from the actual code for ease of reading.

the actual code was getting a reference returned from a function, I was getting a reference to the returned value, not the actual value

basically i was copying a value, then making a reference to the copy

thnx,