Ticket #12372: remove_archaic_reference_returns.12372.2.diff

wp-includes/post.php

@@ -264 +264 @@
  * @param string $output Optional. Constant for return type, either OBJECT (default), ARRAY_A, ARRAY_N.
  * @return array|bool False on failure and the type will be determined by $output parameter.
  */
-function &get_children($args = '', $output = OBJECT) {
+function get_children($args = '', $output = OBJECT) {
         $kids = array();
         if ( empty( $args ) ) {
                 if ( isset( $GLOBALS['post'] ) ) {
@@ -293 +293 @@
         update_post_cache($children);
 
         foreach ( $children as $key => $child )
-                $kids[$child->ID] =& $children[$key];
+                $kids[$child->ID] = $children[$key];
 
         if ( $output == OBJECT ) {
                 return $kids;