PHP 8.2 RFC: Unwrap reference after foreach

RFC Title	Unwrap reference after foreach
Change Type	Improvement
Target Version	PHP 8.2
Created on	2021-08-13
Last Updated on	2021-11-15
RFC Status	Withdrawn

After a foreach by reference loop, the value variable currently remains a reference to the last array element, which may result in unexpected behavior if the variable is later reused. This RFC proposes to unwrap the reference after the foreach loop.

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