Re: Class cast

Hi! > 1. Converting from A to B: > > $a = 123; > $b = (Number) $a; // $b is now instanceof Number > > A instanceof Number will created based on $a value. What's wrong with new Number(123)? > 2. Reduce object type (I don't know the technical term): > > class A {} > class B extends A {} > > $b = new B; > $a = (A) $b; > > $a still is $b, but with "limited" access to A methods and properties. Not sure why would you want to do this? What's the use case? -- Stas Malyshev smalyshev@gmail.com