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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: Reference Notice
From: na@index20.ru (Andrey Nikolaev)

Derick Rethans wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Andrey Nikolaev wrote:
> 
> 
>>function &a() {
>>   if(1==2)
>>      return new B; //some reference...
>>    else
>>      return null; //error, we cant create B
>>}
>>$b_instance = a();
>>?>
> 
> 
> Why are you returning by reference in the first place here? "new B" 
> already creates a copy.
> 
> Derick
> 

That's not a point, i'm telling about "return null".
However "return & new B" is also not allowed...