--TEST-- Bug #43505 (Assign by reference bug) --INI-- error_reporting=0 --SKIPIF-- <?php if (!extension_loaded('spl')) die("skip SPL is not available"); ?> --FILE-- <?php class Test implements Countable { public function count() { return $some; } } $obj = new Test(); $a = array(); $b =& $a['test']; var_dump($a); $t = count($obj); $a = array(); $b =& $a['test']; var_dump($a); ?> --EXPECT-- array(1) { ["test"]=> &NULL } array(1) { ["test"]=> &NULL }