Php/docs/reflectionreference.getid

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ReflectionReference::getId

(PHP 7 >= 7.4.0)

ReflectionReference::getId — Get unique ID of a reference

Description

public ReflectionReference::getId ( ) : mixed

Returns an ID which is unique for the reference for the lifetime of that reference. This ID can be used to compare references for equality, or to maintain a map of known references.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

Returns an int or string of unspecified format.

Examples

Example #1 Basic ReflectionReference::getId() usage

<?php$val1 = 'foo';$val2 = 'bar';$arr = [&$val1, &$val2, &$val1];$rr1 = ReflectionReference::fromArrayElement($arr, 0);$rr2 = ReflectionReference::fromArrayElement($arr, 1);$rr3 = ReflectionReference::fromArrayElement($arr, 2);var_dump($rr1->getId() === $rr2->getId());var_dump($rr1->getId() === $rr3->getId());?>

The above example will output:

bool(false)
bool(true)