From e293d971f5687a0809c514c7f7db9ed4e5cdfa20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christoph Michael Becker <cmb@php.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:32:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify assignability of $this

Cf. <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/this_var>.

Integrates user notes 107080 and 123802.


git-svn-id: https://svn.php.net/repository/phpdoc/en/trunk@350719 c90b9560-bf6c-de11-be94-00142212c4b1
---
 language/variables.xml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/language/variables.xml b/language/variables.xml
index a9b682ff2d..53482183f3 100644
--- a/language/variables.xml
+++ b/language/variables.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     <simpara>
      <literal>$this</literal> is a special variable that can't be
      assigned.
+     Prior to PHP 7.1.0, indirect assignment (e.g. by using
+     <link linkend="language.variables.variable">variable variables</link>)
+     was possible.
     </simpara>
    </note>