Bug #61192 [Opn->Nab]: Serializable interface not calling unserialize()

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61192&edit=1 ID: 61192 Updated by: mike@php.net Reported by: slusarz at curecanti dot org Summary: Serializable interface not calling unserialize() -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: *Data Exchange functions Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.3.10 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. You have to return something from Foo::serialize(). Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-02-27 05:12:42] slusarz at curecanti dot org Description: ------------ unserialize() in a class implementing Serializable is not called when the serialized object is contained within a container element (e.g. array). Compare with __wakeup() which IS called in the same environment. In the test script below, if the class is modified to not extend Serializable, the output is: Sleep Wakeup Test script: --------------- class Foo implements Serializable { public function __sleep() { print "Sleep\n"; return array(); } public function __wakeup() { print "Wakeup\n"; } public function serialize() { print "Serialize\n"; } public function unserialize($data) { print "Unserialize\n"; } } $a = array( new Foo() ); $b = serialize($a); unserialize($b); Expected result: ---------------- Serialize Unserialize Actual result: -------------- Serialize ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61192&edit=1