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Subject: Assign array with  __get
From: mathieu.suen@easyflirt.com ("mathieu.suen")

Hi,


I came across a strange behavior when using the magic method __get and 
some instance variable that should be an array.
Consider the following example:


class A
{

    public function __get($name)
    {
        $this->$name = array();
        return $this->$name;
    }

    public function test()
    {
        $this->_zork['bar'] = 67;
    }
}

$a = new A;
$a->test();

var_dump($a);


So could someone explain me what is the semantic of the above statements?

Thanks


-- Mathieu Suen