--TEST-- Object serialization / unserialization: real references and COW references --FILE-- a = "newProp"; var_dump($ua); $ua[0] = "a0.changed"; var_dump($ua); echo "\n\nArray containing object and reference to that object:\n"; $obj = new stdclass; $a[0] = $obj; $a[1] = &$a[0]; var_dump($a); $ser = serialize($a); var_dump($ser); $ua = unserialize($ser); var_dump($ua); $ua[0]->a = "newProp"; var_dump($ua); $ua[0] = "a0.changed"; var_dump($ua); echo "\n\nObject containing same object twice:"; $obj = new stdclass; $contaner = new stdclass; $contaner->a = $obj; $contaner->b = $contaner->a; var_dump($contaner); $ser = serialize($contaner); var_dump($ser); $ucontainer = unserialize($ser); var_dump($ucontainer); $ucontainer->a->a = "newProp"; var_dump($ucontainer); $ucontainer->a = "container->a.changed"; var_dump($ucontainer); echo "\n\nObject containing object and reference to that object:\n"; $obj = new stdclass; $contaner = new stdclass; $contaner->a = $obj; $contaner->b = &$contaner->a; var_dump($contaner); $ser = serialize($contaner); var_dump($ser); $ucontainer = unserialize($ser); var_dump($ucontainer); $ucontainer->a->a = "newProp"; var_dump($ucontainer); $ucontainer->b = "container->a.changed"; var_dump($ucontainer); echo "Done"; ?> --EXPECTF-- Array containing same object twice: array(2) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } [1]=> object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } } string(37) "a:2:{i:0;O:8:"stdClass":0:{}i:1;r:2;}" array(2) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } [1]=> object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } } array(2) { [0]=> object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } [1]=> object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } } array(2) { [0]=> string(10) "a0.changed" [1]=> object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } } Array containing object and reference to that object: array(2) { [0]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } [1]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } } string(37) "a:2:{i:0;O:8:"stdClass":0:{}i:1;R:2;}" array(2) { [0]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } [1]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } } array(2) { [0]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } [1]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } } array(2) { [0]=> &string(10) "a0.changed" [1]=> &string(10) "a0.changed" } Object containing same object twice:object(stdClass)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } ["b"]=> object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } } string(58) "O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:1:"a";O:8:"stdClass":0:{}s:1:"b";r:2;}" object(stdClass)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } ["b"]=> object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } } object(stdClass)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } ["b"]=> object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } } object(stdClass)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> string(20) "container->a.changed" ["b"]=> object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } } Object containing object and reference to that object: object(stdClass)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } ["b"]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } } string(58) "O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:1:"a";O:8:"stdClass":0:{}s:1:"b";R:2;}" object(stdClass)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } ["b"]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (0) { } } object(stdClass)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } ["b"]=> &object(stdClass)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> string(7) "newProp" } } object(stdClass)#%d (2) { ["a"]=> &string(20) "container->a.changed" ["b"]=> &string(20) "container->a.changed" } Done