#34500 [Bgs->Opn]: change stdClass constructor prototype

ID: 34500 User updated by: stochnagara at hotmail dot com Reported By: stochnagara at hotmail dot com -Status: Bogus +Status: Open -Bug Type: Feature/Change Request +Bug Type: Documentation problem PHP Version: 5CVS-2005-09-14 (snap) New Comment: So I reopen the bug and change the category to Documentation problem. There is no place in the documentation where this functionality (casting array to object) is described. Even http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.object.php misleads readers. The description says that everything except null is converted to stdClass object with a member named scalar which contains the value of the converted variable. This is the apropriate place to mention what happens when an array is converted into object. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-14 15:07:05] tony2001@php.net Then convert array to object this way: <?php $a = array('a'=>'b', 'foo'=> 'bar'); var_dump((object)$a); ?> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-14 14:57:52] stochnagara at hotmail dot com I forgot to reopen the bug. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-14 14:57:28] stochnagara at hotmail dot com Ok, then I will reformulate my feature request : Function get_object_vars applied to stdClass returns array containing all object properties and their values. I'd like to see a function which is the opposite of get_object_vars, e.g. array_to_object ($array) which converts an array to a stdClass object with array keys as properties and array values as proerties values. Many users will appreciate it. See Drupal too:) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-14 13:09:47] tony2001@php.net stdClass is a dummy class that doesn't have any methods, including constructor, so there is nothing to change. Declare and use your class. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-14 13:06:10] stochnagara at hotmail dot com I forgot: 'a' and 'b' become class members so echo $obj->a prints 2 and echo $obj->b prints 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/34500 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34500&edit=1