Req #67409 [NEW]: Clone arguments

From: flip101 at gmail dot com Operating system: PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Class/Object related Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:Clone arguments Description: ------------ It would be nice if the clone function could take arguments. Some scenario's where this would be useful: 1. The type of cloning, like deep-cloning (see given example) 2. Initialize with external values, similar to a constructor The solution to the second use case would be to clone first and then set the property right on the clone. Which would need a public property, a setter or a hydration method (like reflection). Something that is sometimes not desired. Test script: --------------- <?php class Bar { } class Foo { public function __construct() { $this->bar = new Bar; } public function __clone($deep = false) { if ($deep) { $this->bar = clone $this->bar; } } } $a = new Foo; $b = clone $a(true); -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67409&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.5): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=trysnapshot55 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=fixed Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=67409&r=mysqlcfg