public function read_array($returnObject = false)
    {
        $this->bitcount = $this->bits = 0;

        // Determine array length and its end position
        $arrayLength = $this->read_php_int();
        $endOffset = $this->offset + $arrayLength;

        $result = $returnObject ? new AMQPArray() : array();

        // Read values until we reach the end of the array
        while ($this->offset < $endOffset) {
            $fieldType = AMQPAbstractCollection::getDataTypeForSymbol($this->rawread(1));
            $fieldValue = $this->read_value($fieldType, $returnObject);
            $returnObject ? $result->push($fieldValue, $fieldType) : $result[] = $fieldValue;
        }

        return $result;
    }