Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52807&edit=1
ID: 52807
Updated by: aharvey@php.net
Reported by: jtegwen at gmail dot com
Summary: magic __toArray() for objects
-Status: Duplicate
+Status: Open
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Class/Object related
Operating System: n/a
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Block user comment: N
New Comment:
You are quite correct about request #52583. My apologies. I
remember skimming it when it came in, but obviously not very well. :)
To be honest, I think this is a better candidate for a thread on the
Internals mailing list or an RFC than a feature request here. I also
think this is extremely unlikely to make it in in any case,
particularly without a patch.
Nevertheless, I'll reopen this for now.
Previous Comments:
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[2010-09-10 17:21:11] jtegwen at gmail dot com
I found that request when researching this one. I read that as casting
*to* an object not casting *from* an object.
Am I missing something?
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[2010-09-10 04:58:39] aharvey@php.net
Probably better bundled under request #52583 -- the RFC linked to there
is specifically to deal with casting to scalar types, but the syntax
suggested in the feature request is general enough to deal with arrays.
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[2010-09-09 22:33:53] jtegwen at gmail dot com
Description:
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It would be nice to have an analogous method to __toString() for
arrays.. maybe __toArray() for customized array return.
Test script:
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class myObject {
private $data1;
private $data2;
private $meta1;
public function __construct($data1, $data2) {
$this->data1 = $data1;
$this->data2 = $data2;
$this->meta1 = strlen($data1) + strlen($data2);
}
public function __toArray() {
return array('data1'=>$this->data1, 'data2'=>$this->data2);
}
}
$obj = new myObject('test', 'script');
var_dump($obj);
Expected result:
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array('data1'=>'test', 'data2'=> 'script')
Actual result:
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Not implemented
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