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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP 5.0.3 E_STRICT question - returning NULL
	from reference  returning function
From: zeev@zend.com (Zeev Suraski)
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At 06:47 06/03/2005, Yermo Lamers wrote:

>What is the proper way to return a NULL condition from a method that
>returns a reference?
>
>function &testfunc()
>{
>return NULL;
>}
>
>generates:
>
>"Strict Standards: Only variable references should be returned by
>reference in ..."
>
>Is the correct approach to do something like:
>
>function &testfunc()
>{
>$nullVar = NULL;
>return $nullVar;
>}

That'd work, yep.

Zeev