new operator and reference error

Question

 $class_name = \'MDB2_Statement_\'.$this->phptype;
        $statement = null;
        $obj =& new $class_name($this, $statement, $positions, $query, $types, $resu         


        

Answer 1

Why do you even use the reference operator with objects? A object is placed in the memory and all variables bound to it will change its memory.

In other words

$a1 = new stdClass;
$a2 = $a1;

would have the same affect as:

$a1 = 1000;
$a2 = &$a1;