Req #63879 [Opn]: add cast_object (to ARRAY) to SplFixedArray
Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63879&edit=1
ID: 63879
Updated by: cataphract@php.net
Reported by: gynvael at coldwind dot pl
Summary: add cast_object (to ARRAY) to SplFixedArray
Status: Open
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: SPL related
Operating System: any
PHP Version: 5.4.10
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
Wouldn't it be better to fix compare_object() instead (for the specific problem you present)?
Previous Comments:
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[2012-12-31 17:35:43] gynvael at coldwind dot pl
Description:
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When comparing (using == operator) an ARRAY with SplFixedArray object one always
gets "false", even if arrays are exact match.
However, casting SplFixedArray to (array) beforehand does a correct (as far as
the == operator goes anyway) comparison.
For convenience it would be good to add a cast_object handler that does the same
thing that SplFixedArray::toArray function does (returns a PHP ARRAY matching
the SplFixedArray objects content).
Details:
The == operator uses cast_object handler when comparing ARRAY with SplFixedArray
object. The SplFixedArray has the default PHP cast_object handler
(zend_std_cast_object_tostring), which fails to convert SplFixedArray to ARRAY.
In such case the comparison is always false (not equal).
Adding a custom cast_object handler to SplFixedArray that does the same thing
that ::toArray function does, would enable a developer to use $splarray ==
$array to perform a comparison, instead of using an explicit cast or calling the
toArray() function explicitly (see example code below).
Test script:
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<?php
$arr = array(1,2,3);
$splarr = SplFixedArray::fromArray($arr);
var_dump($splarr == $arr); // Not Equal (should be)
var_dump((array)$splarr == $arr); // Equal
var_dump($splarr->toArray() == $arr); // Equal
Expected result:
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bool(true)
bool(true)
bool(true)
Actual result:
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bool(false)
bool(true)
bool(true)
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