#50599 [NEW]: Magic method for overriding gettype() results.

From: jmcentire at gmail dot com Operating system: Debian PHP version: 5.3.1 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Magic method for overriding gettype() results. Description: ------------ I'm modeling my data as objects and would like it to be as transparent as possible. As such, gettype($myObj) should return a type value other than 'object.' Can you implement a magic method __gettype() which expects the return value to be a string? Reproduce code: --------------- --- From manual page: language.oop5.magic --- class MyInt { public function __construct ($val){ $this->val = $val; } public function __gettype () { return 'int'; } } $foo = new MyInt(5); $int = (int) 5; if (gettype($foo) == gettype($int)){ echo gettype($foo); // Should echo 'int' } else { echo "Fail." } Expected result: ---------------- Ideally, the code above would echo "int" as the type of MyInt $foo is overridden by the __gettype magic method to be 'int', just as it is for $int. Actual result: -------------- The code above will echo "Fail." You may also need to implement a type-agnostic equivalent of __toString() like __return() that does, essentially: public function __return () { return ($this->__gettype()) $this->_value; } This would allow me to compare: ($foo === $int); // This should evaluate to true. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=50599&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=50599&r=mysqlcfg