Re^2: Still don't undersand "Modification of a read-only value attempted" error

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in both cases, it is eventually assigned to $item.

No, nothing is being assigned to $item. Rather, in the error case, $item becomes an alias, i.e. an alternate way to access the same instance of the constant string "abcdef".

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Re^3: Still don't undersand "Modification of a read-only value attempted" error by Dan.Pinvidic (Initiate) on Jun 20, 2012 at 22:46 UTC
BING.....Light bulb just came on....Thank you so much. I was pulling my hair out...and I don't have any to spare....Thanks again	[reply]

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