#48076 [Opn->Bgs]: Magic method __toNumber

ID: 48076 Updated by: johannes@php.net Reported By: av3ng3r at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Doesn't matter PHP Version: 5.3.0RC1 New Comment: This has been discussed and rejected multiple times as we'd have some conflicts. For instace should $a = new $object(); $b = array(); $b[$a] = 1; call toString or toNumber? Please see other bug reports on this and internals archives for more reasons. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-04-25 14:21:48] av3ng3r at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Add the magic method __toNumber. Reproduce code: --------------- class Number { private $number; //some useful example methods function isBetween($a, $b) { //is number between ? } //etc function __toNumber() { return $this->number; } } Expected result: ---------------- $c = new Number(3); echo $c; //outputs: 3 var_dump($c->isBetween(2, 4)) //returns true //cast it too a Price object (extended from Number) $price = (Price) $c; //override __toNumber() echo $c; //outputs 3.00 for example ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=48076&edit=1