Re: print_r unaware of object's read_property handler

mike@php.net (Michael Wallner) wrote: > He probably means something else, because often it is very hard to grasp > what you are trying to explain and what your question actually is. Yes, I can imagine :) 1. In GObject framework you define own get(read)_property hook which is later available as g_object_get_property. Whoever, wherever invokes this. 2. In Apache framework you define hooks which are invoked wherever by whoever. No exceptions in both cases. 3. In ZE framework you define own read_property , but there are use cases ( as you already explained ) where hook is ignored. So now , I know that my implementation should always keep object properties hash updated. It doesn't matter if I use those values or not. If I want to benefit from all ZE features I have to keep it up to date. That's my bussines how. No more discussion about this. So now I only need to know what's the preffered way to "register" class or object properties, that way so derived classes will inherit properties. So I need to know if get_properties hook is also inherited by derived classes or not. And I need to update hash table in get_properties only once. If get_properties is the way to go. Pseudo code: get_properties_hook () { if(already_updated) { return obj.properties } else { do update return updated_hash } } If such implemetation allows to use it for base and derived classes I am fine and we can close this thread. I would also appreciate a hint if such implementation works if user extends base class with own defined properties. Piotras