Doc #72491 [Opn->Ver]: Switch can take a class

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72491&edit=1 ID: 72491 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: anfurny22 at gmail dot com Summary: Switch can take a class -Status: Open +Status: Verified Type: Documentation Problem -Package: Documentation problem +Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Mac PHP Version: 5.6.23 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Confirmed: <https://3v4l.org/6ZFjk>; arrays are also allowed: <https://3v4l.org/n2MhZ>. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-06-24 23:41:56] anfurny22 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ From http://php.net/manual/en/control-structures.switch.php "The case expression may be any expression that evaluates to a simple type, that is, integer or floating-point numbers and strings. Arrays or objects cannot be used here unless they are dereferenced to a simple type." However, when I pass an object, it seems to work fine. Test script: --------------- class X { public $j; } class Y { public $j; } $x = new X(); switch ($x) { case new Y(): return "Matched a Y"; break; case new X(): echo "Matched an X"; break; default: echo "No match"; break; //outputs "Matched an X" } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72491&edit=1