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Doc Bug #49082 What References Are - not C pointers
Submitted: 2009-07-28 01:36 UTC Modified: 2009-09-10 06:38 UTC
From: allyourcode at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2009-07-28 01:36 UTC] allyourcode at gmail dot com 
Description:
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http://us2.php.net/manual/en/language.references.whatare.php

This page mentions that references are not like C pointers, but after reading the entire page, I still have no idea why the comparison isn't a good one. There should be further explanation; otherwise, that statement should be removed, because it's confusing.

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From manual page: language.references.whatare
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 [2009-07-28 02:18 UTC] allyourcode at gmail dot com 
Clarification is provided in the section "What References are not". This should be mentioned in the parent section.
 [2009-09-10 06:38 UTC] svn@php.net 
Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of torben
Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=288224
Log: A little more explanation about why references are not like C pointers.
Addresses bug #49082.
 [2009-09-10 06:38 UTC] torben@php.net 
This bug has been fixed in the documentation's XML sources. Since the
online and downloadable versions of the documentation need some time
to get updated, we would like to ask you to be a bit patient.

Thank you for the report, and for helping us make our documentation better.
 
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