#34079 [Opn->Bgs]: using __toString with . causes the object id to be printed

ID: 34079 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: mbneto at gmail dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Class/Object related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.1.0b3 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 . Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-08-11 04:50:01] mbneto at gmail dot com Description: ------------ When using a echo/print with an object that has a __toString method defined it behaves strange depending on the usage. echo $obj is fine echo $obj."\n" is not Reproduce code: --------------- class TestClass { public $foo; public function __construct($foo) { $this->foo = $foo; } public function __toString() { return $this->foo; } } $n = new TestClass("test") ; echo $n ; // works - shows test echo $n."\n" ; // does not - show Object id #1 Expected result: ---------------- Test Actual result: -------------- Object id #1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34079&edit=1