Thanks! Especially for clarifying that it is a function of the difference between variables and properties, not objects and properties.


>>Is there a reason for this limitation.
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>My Dad asked me this just other day. I figure its the OO side and the non-OO side of Fox colliding. I don't know how other languages deal with it.
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>>Why the distinction between allowing the object itself to be passed by reference, but not an object property?
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>The difference is between variables and properties, not so much objects and properties. Variables can be passed by reference or value whether they are a simple type like a string or an object. Properties can't.
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>To pass your property by reference, store it in a variable, pass the variable, and set it back.