1--TEST-- 2If the LHS of ref-assign ERRORs, that takes precedence over the "only variables" notice 3--FILE-- 4<?php 5 6function val() { 7 return 42; 8} 9 10$str = "foo"; 11$var = 24; 12var_dump($str->foo =& $var); 13var_dump($str); 14var_dump($str->foo =& val()); 15var_dump($str); 16 17?> 18--EXPECTF-- 19Warning: Attempt to modify property 'foo' of non-object in %s on line %d 20NULL 21string(3) "foo" 22 23Warning: Attempt to modify property 'foo' of non-object in %s on line %d 24NULL 25string(3) "foo" 26