php_lang_ref：Language Reference >> References Explained >> Spotting References

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// | Created by im-server.
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// | Language Reference >> References Explained >> Spotting References
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// | Author: alexander <gt199899@gmail.com>
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// | Datetime: 2017-07-16 18:44
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// | Perfect Is Shit
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/**
 * 许多 PHP 的语法结构是通过引用机制实现的。
 * case1：global $var
 * case2：$this
 */

namespace case1;
$a = 1;
function test()
{
    // 以下两种方式是等效的
    global $a;
    $b = &$GLOBALS['a'];
}

namespace case2;
class test
{
    public $a = 1;

    public function a()
    {
        return $this->a;
    }
}