--TEST-- Bug #32322 (Return values by reference broken( using self::),example singleton instance) --INI-- error_reporting=4095 --FILE-- myname = $value; } private function __clone() {} static public function getInstance() { if ( self::$instance == null ) { self::$instance = new test('Singleton1'); } else { echo "Using old class " . self::$instance -> myname . "\n"; } return self::$instance; } static public function getInstance2() { static $instance2 = null; if ( $instance2 == null ) { $instance2 = new test('Singleton2'); } else { echo "Using old class " . $instance2 -> myname . "\n"; } return $instance2; } public function __destruct() { if ( defined('SCRIPT_END') ) { echo "Class " . $this -> myname . " destroyed at script end\n"; } else { echo "Class " . $this -> myname . " destroyed beforce script end\n"; } } } echo "Try static instance inside class :\n"; $getCopyofSingleton = test::getInstance(); $getCopyofSingleton = null; $getCopyofSingleton = &test::getInstance(); $getCopyofSingleton = null; $getCopyofSingleton = test::getInstance(); echo "Try static instance inside function :\n"; $getCopyofSingleton2 = test::getInstance2(); $getCopyofSingleton2 = null; $getCopyofSingleton2 = &test::getInstance2(); $getCopyofSingleton2 = null; $getCopyofSingleton2 = test::getInstance2(); define('SCRIPT_END',1); ?> --EXPECTF-- Try static instance inside class : New class Singleton1 created Using old class Singleton1 Notice: Only variables should be assigned by reference in %sbug32322.php on line 49 Using old class Singleton1 Try static instance inside function : New class Singleton2 created Using old class Singleton2 Notice: Only variables should be assigned by reference in %sbug32322.php on line 55 Using old class Singleton2 Class Singleton1 destroyed at script end Class Singleton2 destroyed at script end