Re: echo returnArray()['a']; // workaround

Nice trick, I will remember this one. Thanks for sharing, Nitsan On 23/05/2008, Nathan Nobbe <quickshiftin@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 12:16 AM, Nathan Nobbe <quickshiftin@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > wow, im going to have to stare at some of those and play around with them > > as soon as im half awake :) > > > > of course i still like my solution ;) but im excited about the > > experimentation and ideas that have been shared on this topic, very > > interesting really! > > > i added __set() to my original class, now i can do cool stuff, like this: > > $a = ArrayClass::simpleFactory(getArray())->{'a'} = 5; > > which allows retrieval of the array, and modification (or access) to a > given > member, in a single statement. > > <?php > class ArrayClass { > private $theArray = array(); > > private function __construct($theArray) { > $this->theArray = $theArray; > } > > public static function simpleFactory($theArray) { > return new self($theArray); > } > > public function __get($member) { > if(array_key_exists($this->theArray, $member)) { > return $this->theArray[$member]; > } > return null; > } > > public function __set($member, $value) { > $this->theArray[$member] = $value; > } > } > > function getArray() { > return array( > 'a' => 1, > 'b' => 2 > ); > } > > $a = ArrayClass::simpleFactory(getArray())->{'a'} = 5; > var_dump($a); > ?> > > maybe boring to some (or many :D) but as the first time around, i just > thought it was cool and id share. > > -nathan >