#37007 [Opn->Bgs]: __tostring failure
ID: 37007
Updated by: derick@php.net
Reported By: spinalex_555 at hotmail dot com
-Status: Open
+Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Compile Failure
Operating System: Win xp sp2
PHP Version: 5.1.2
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[2006-04-07 09:36:52] spinalex_555 at hotmail dot com
Description:
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Using the magic function __tostring the result is an object and not a
string.
Reproduce code:
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class DataBaseConnector{
protected $connection;
private $host, $user, $pw, $db,$state = "unconnected";
public function __construct($connection_data){
$this->host = $connection_data[host];
$this->user = $connection_data[user];
$this->pw = $connection_data[pw];
$this->db = $connection_data[db];
if ($this->connect()) {
$this->state = "connected";
}
}
private function connect(){
$this->connection = mysql_connect($this->host, $this->user,
$this->pw);
if (!$this->connection) return false;
if (!mysql_select_db($this->db, $this->connection)) return false;
return true;
}
...
public function __tostring(){
return $this->state;
}
}
Expected result:
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a string with "connected" or "unconnected"
Actual result:
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new $x = DataBaseConnector(my_data)
echo $x; //it seems to be a string like "connected" or so
but
echo $x."<br>; //it returns Object id#1
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