--TEST-- Bug #70117 (Unexpected return type error) --FILE-- <?php function &foo() :string { $a = array(1); $b = &$a[0]; return $b; } function &foo1() :string { $a = array("ref"); return $a[0]; } var_dump(foo()); var_dump(foo1()); --EXPECT-- string(1) "1" string(3) "ref"