--TEST-- ReflectionParameter class - canBePassedByValue() method. --FILE-- getParameters(); foreach($parameters as $parameter) { echo "Name: ", $parameter->getName(), "\n"; echo "Is passed by reference: ", $parameter->isPassedByReference()?"yes":"no", "\n"; echo "Can be passed by value: ", $parameter->canBePassedByValue()?"yes":"no", "\n"; echo "\n"; } } echo "=> array_multisort:\n\n"; aux('array_multisort'); echo "=> sort:\n\n"; aux('sort'); echo "=> user function:\n\n"; function ufunc(&$array1, $array2) {} aux('ufunc'); echo "Done.\n"; ?> --EXPECT-- => array_multisort: Name: array Is passed by reference: yes Can be passed by value: yes Name: rest Is passed by reference: yes Can be passed by value: yes => sort: Name: array Is passed by reference: yes Can be passed by value: no Name: flags Is passed by reference: no Can be passed by value: yes => user function: Name: array1 Is passed by reference: yes Can be passed by value: no Name: array2 Is passed by reference: no Can be passed by value: yes Done.