PHPDocumentor Parameter pass by reference tag

[Mark Baker]

I have the following method defined in one of my classes, and I'm trying to do the PHPDocumentor tags

/**
* Identify whether a string contains a fractional numeric value,
*    and convert it to a numeric if it is
*
* @param string $operand string value to test
* @return boolean
*/
public static function convertToNumberIfFraction(&$operand) {
if (preg_match('/^'.self::STRING_REGEXP_FRACTION.'$/i', $operand, $match)) {
	$fractionFormula = '='.$match[1].'+'.$match[2];
	$operand = PHPExcel_Calculation::getInstance()->_calculateFormulaValue($fractionFormula);
	return true;
}
return false;
}	//	function convertToNumberIfFraction()

What I can't find anywhere in the PHPDocumentor documentation is how to identify that a parameter is pass by reference. Does anybody have a solution to this?

[Mark Baker]

dude try this!! www.phpscriptor.com

A pretty empty site (links to www.php.net, pear and smarty; and a copy of the PHP manual) doesn't really qualify as a useful site.

 

Have you ever actually posted a real response to anybody's question here on PHPFreaks or on any other forum, or is it always just links to try and promote your empty site?