#29930 [Opn->Csd]: Type hint error message should reveal both class names

ID: 29930 Updated by: bjori@php.net Reported By: reiersol at online dot no -Status: Open +Status: Closed Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: any PHP Version: 5.0.1 New Comment: This bug has been fixed in CVS. Snapshots of the sources are packaged every three hours; this change will be in the next snapshot. You can grab the snapshot at http://snaps.php.net/. Thank you for the report, and for helping us make PHP better. Catchable fatal error: Argument 1 passed to Foo::process() must be an instance of Bar, instance of Baz given, called in... Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-09-01 13:56:35] reiersol at online dot no Description: ------------ When you have a type-hint error, the error message reports only the class the object should be, not the type it actually is: Argument 1 must be an instance of Bar in hints.php on line 3 My experience so far indicates it would be tremendously helpful in debugging to know what class the object actually belongs to. As it is, I have to to *remove* the type hint and add a test inside the method to get that information. (I typically throw an exception to get a full stack trace.) Reproduce code: --------------- class Foo { public function process(Bar $bar) {} } class Bar {} class Baz {} $foo = new Foo; $foo->process(new Baz); Expected result: ---------------- Desired result: Argument 1 is an instance of Baz, must be an instance of Bar in hints.php on line 3 Actual result: -------------- Argument 1 must be an instance of Bar in hints.php on line 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=29930&edit=1