Bug #43275 [Opn->Nab]: get_class problem with COM objects

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43275&edit=1 ID: 43275 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: csaba at alum dot mit dot edu Summary: get_class problem with COM objects -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: COM related Operating System: Win XP Pro PHP Version: 5.2.5 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thank you for taking the time to write to us, but this is not a bug. Please double-check the documentation available at http://www.php.net/manual/ and the instructions on how to report a bug at http://bugs.php.net/how-to-report.php $ie and $excel are instances of COM (they have been created by `new COM`), whereas the other objects are instances of Variant (they have been returned by the automation servers and wrapped by PHP's com extension). Changing the behavior of gettype() and get_class() would be inconsistent with PHP's view, and would furthermore be a massive BC break. However, as you have demonstrated with the typeName() function, retrieving the class of the automation object itself can easily be implemented in userland. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-11-13 11:49:26] csaba at alum dot mit dot edu Description: ------------ Anomaly: get_class returns "com" with InternetExplorer and Excel COM objects. But with other COM objects it returns "variant". This seems inconsistent to me. Reproduce code: --------------- <?php $ie = new COM("InternetExplorer.Application"); $ie->Navigate2 ("about:blank"); while ($ie->readyState<4) { com_message_pump(200); } $doc = $ie->document; $body = $doc->body; $excel = new COM("Excel.Application"); $wb = $excel->workbooks->add(); $aCom = array(ie, doc, body, excel, wb); foreach ($aCom as $comObj) print "$comObj: " . gettype($$comObj) . " => " . get_class($$comObj) . "\n"; ?> Expected result: ---------------- ie: com => IWebBrowser2 doc: com => HTMLDocument body: com => HTMLBody excel: com => Application wb: com => Workbook or ie: object => com:IWebBrowser2 doc: object => com:HTMLDocument body: object => com:HTMLBody excel: object => com:Application wb: object => com:Workbook or at a bare minimum ie: object => com doc: object => com body: object => com excel: object => com wb: object => com To be specific: I am advocating that gettype() on a com object return "com". More importantly, get_class on a COM object should return consistently: either always "com", or "com:" followed by the typename, or (my preference) simply the typename. Typename here refers to the VB typename function (or use my typeName function found on http://php.net/com_print_typeinfo) Csaba Gabor from Vienna Actual result: -------------- ie: object => com doc: object => variant body: object => variant excel: object => com wb: object => variant ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43275&edit=1