1--TEST-- 2Bug #72038 (Function calls with values to a by-ref parameter don't always throw a notice) 3--FILE-- 4<?php 5 6try { 7 test($foo = new stdClass); 8 var_dump($foo); 9} catch (Error $e) { 10 echo $e->getMessage() . "\n"; 11} 12try { 13 test($bar = 2); 14 var_dump($bar); 15} catch (Error $e) { 16 echo $e->getMessage() . "\n"; 17} 18 19test($baz = &$bar); 20var_dump($baz); 21 22function test(&$param) { 23 $param = 1; 24} 25 26?> 27--EXPECT-- 28test(): Argument #1 ($param) could not be passed by reference 29test(): Argument #1 ($param) could not be passed by reference 30int(1) 31