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what do “=&” / “&=” operators in php mean?

Sorry guys I feel like I’m asking too simple of a question but what is =& in PHP? I tried to use this group function with ACL in Cakephp…

Answer 1

You use =& when you want to assign a variable by reference. For more information see http://php.net/manual/en/language.references.php.

Example:

$a = array(1, 2, 3);
// $b is a reference to $a.
// If you change $a or $b, the value for both $a and $b will be changed.
$b =& $a;

$c = array(1, 2, 3);
// $d is a copy of $c.
// If you change $d, $c remains unchanged.
$d = $c;