Bug #63583 [Opn->Nab]: Comparing objects is wrong

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63583&edit=1 ID: 63583 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: vadimx at gmail dot com Summary: Comparing objects is wrong -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: SimpleXML related Operating System: * PHP Version: 5.3.18 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: SimpleXML does implement object comparison, but it compares both the underlying document and node — if they aren't the same (and they aren't, in this case, since both new SimpleXMLElement() calls create new documents and nodes), then the objects aren't the same. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-11-22 16:40:48] vadimx at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Comparing objects always returns false. How can i compare objects? Test script: --------------- $xml = '<a><b/></a>'; $a = new SimpleXMLElement($xml); $b = new SimpleXMLElement($xml); var_dump($a == $b); Expected result: ---------------- bool(true) Actual result: -------------- bool(false) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63583&edit=1