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+--TEST--
+Test V8::executeString() : Handle Z_TYPE == IS_REFERENCE (issue #246)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/skipif.inc');
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$v8 = new V8Js();
+$array = ['lorem' => 'ipsum'];
+array_walk_recursive($array, function (&$item) {});
+$v8->some_array = $array;
+$v8->executeString('var_dump(PHP.some_array.lorem);');
+?>
+===EOF===
+--EXPECT--
+string(5) "ipsum"
+===EOF===