Re: __toString & friends

From: Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:00:50 +0000
Subject: Re: __toString & friends
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Leurent Francois wrote: > I was asking myself if there was a good reason > __toBool // __toInt > NOT been present in my favorite language, > It is sooooo coool beeing able to cast object as string resulting in a > __toString() call > I'll really love being able to > class error extends exeption { > __toBool(){return false; } > } > > .... > > if((bool) $result ) echo "This is ok"; > > > .. > > 131 - praying for a automatic method called at casting request. > > > I felt this would be a nice feature to have also. So, I added methods to my classes that would allow for this ability. -- Jim Lucas "Some men are born to greatness, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene V by William Shakespeare

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