Use of & keyword in PHP

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What is the use of the & keyword in PHP?

Take a look [this] (http://php.net/manual/en/language.references.php) — tttony, Mar 24 '12 at 06:30

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 24 '12 at 06:30

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Passing by reference.Check this link

answered Mar 24 '12 at 06:30

Hkachhia

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '12 at 06:32

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An ampersand preceding a variable means it is a reference to a variable instead of a copy of a value.

answered Mar 24 '12 at 06:32

John P

What if it's preceding a function? – Jürgen Paul Mar 24 '12 at 06:41
The function will return a reference to a variable. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1676897/what-does-it-mean-to-start-a-php-function-with-an-ampersand – John P Mar 24 '12 at 15:24

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