#28292 [Bgs]: __toString() does not work in echo "x=$x"

ID: 28292 User updated by: php at koteroff dot ru Reported By: php at koteroff dot ru Status: Bogus Bug Type: Zend Engine 2 problem Operating System: Windows PHP Version: 5.0.0RC2 New Comment: So, nowadays __toString() does not work at all and NOT planned to be fixed in near half-year? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-05-06 06:20:52] amt@php.net This was changed due to potential bugginess in certain cases. It will be readdressed in PHP 5.1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-05-06 02:33:05] php at koteroff dot ru Appositely, echo "x=".((string)$x); does not work too in PHP5 RC2! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-05-06 02:00:39] php at koteroff dot ru Description: ------------ Method __toString() work in PHP5 RC1 correctly, but in PHP4 RC2 - wrong (in today CVS - too). Bewitched method? :-) There are so many bugs and changes around them in all PHP versions... I'm finishing the book about PHP5, please say if __toString() behavour will be changed in release. P.S. I cannot understand too why this method is called only in print and echo functions - thanks to it I cannot write function myecho($s) { echo $s; } myecho("x=$x"); But, I think, it is another question. Reproduce code: --------------- <? class C { function __toString() { return "s"; } } $x = new C; echo "x=$x"; ?> Expected result: ---------------- x=s Actual result: -------------- x=Object id #1 (and NO warning or notice) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=28292&edit=1