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Modifying Arrays in PHP Closures
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| <?php | |
| $array = []; | |
| (function() use ($array) { | |
| // Add an item to the array | |
| $array[] = 'item'; | |
| })(); | |
| var_dump($array); | |
| /* | |
| * Output: | |
| * | |
| * array(0) { | |
| * } | |
| * | |
| */ |
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| <?php | |
| $array = []; | |
| (function() use (&$array) { // Notice the pass by reference | |
| // Add an item to the array | |
| $array[] = 'item'; | |
| })(); | |
| var_dump($array); | |
| /* | |
| * Output: | |
| * | |
| * array(1) { | |
| * [0] => string(4) "item" | |
| * } | |
| * | |
| */ |
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