[RESOLVED] by Ref / by Val

[dougal85]

    function setDataObject(& $data)
    {
        $this->data=& $data;
    } 

I have this function in a class and it sets a reference to my database object.

how do i create a function that returns the object by reference?

i tried with no luck the following;

    function getDataObject()
    {
        return &$this->data;
    } 

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[bradgrafelman]

function &getDataObject() 
    { 
        return $this->data; 
    }

I believe this will work. If not, you might have to do:

function &getDataObject() 
    { 
        return &$this->data; 
    }

[dougal85]

awesome, thanks i'll give it a shot.

[bradgrafelman]

Just now found the manual page I was looking for... here's the link: [man]language.references.return[/man]

The coding example pretty much spells it out.

[dougal85]

cool, thats. sorry i had searched the manual but i guess i missed it or searched for the wrong thing.