Req #30324 [Opn->Csd]: serialize() should work on internal classes

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=30324&edit=1 ID: 30324 Updated by: nikic@php.net Reported by: matthias dot hoseit at comline dot de Summary: serialize() should work on internal classes -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: * PHP Version: 5.0.* -Assigned To: +Assigned To: nikic Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Closing as serialization for internal classes is already supported if the class implements it. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-10-04 19:40:36] helly@php.net serialize() works on internal classes. It doesn't work on virtual properties and this problem usually occurs with internal classes. What you want is more control over serialization. Eventually the solution is a set of new magic callbacks function /* string */ __serialize() static function /* instance */ __unserialize(string $data) __serialze() would need to return the string used to recreate the instance and __unserialize() would recreate it from the passed string. We could also make __unserialize() a non static fucntion in which case the instance would be created prior to calling the function. However the static functionality allows much more flexibility. For example the static functionality allows instance creation through factory methods and they could store the information needed to reread a xml document or reopen a database connection. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-10-04 17:00:56] matthias dot hoseit at comline dot de Description: ------------ The function serialize() should work on internal classes like DOMDocument. I my opinion this could be a nice Feature. Best Regards Matthias Hoseit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=30324&edit=1