Re: Serializing references - part I

SS>> HashTable var_hash; SS>> SS>> zend_hash_init(..); SS>> php_var_(un)serialize(..); SS>> zend_hash_destroy(..); SS>> SS>> we would use SS>> SS>> php_var_hash_t var_hash; SS>> SS>> var_hash = var_hash_init(); SS>> php_var_(un)serialize(..); SS>> var_hash_destroy(var_hash); In fact, I do not see any difference. All the custom (for different serializers) code will go after hash init anyway. But I can make it, if you like, I only see no point in it. SS>> Any idea why this drops the property n? SS>> SS>> class foo { SS>> var $ok = "yes"; SS>> } SS>> SS>> $c = new foo; SS>> $c->n = &$c; SS>> SS>> print serialize(&$c)."\n"; Why call-time reference? I'm even not sure what it does, but you should not use it. SS>> O:3:"foo":2:{s:2:"ok";s:3:"yes";} This is wrong result, for me it gives: O:3:"foo":2:{s:2:"ok";s:3:"yes";s:1:"n";O:3:"foo":2:{s:2:"ok";R:2;}} Which, btw, is wrong too - should be R:1. More work is needed on ot. -- Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Products Engineer stas@zend.com http://www.zend.com/ +972-3-6139665 ext.106