--TEST-- Attempting to obtain reference of object of private(set) object returns a copy instead --FILE-- bar = new Bar(); } } class Bar {} function test() { $foo = new Foo(); $bar = &$foo->bar; var_dump($foo); } test(); // Test zend_fetch_property_address with warmed cache test(); ?> --EXPECT-- object(Foo)#1 (1) { ["bar"]=> object(Bar)#2 (0) { } } object(Foo)#2 (1) { ["bar"]=> object(Bar)#1 (0) { } }