--TEST-- Test array_key_exists() function : usage variations - referenced variables --FILE-- 1, 'two' => 2, 'three' => 3); echo "\n-- \$search is a reference to \$array --\n"; $search = &$array; var_dump(array_key_exists('one', $search)); echo "Done"; ?> --EXPECT-- *** Testing array_key_exists() : usage variations *** -- $search is a reference to $array -- bool(true) Done