object-overloading: why not allow recursive calls? (5.1) hey, in zend_object_handlers.c function zend_std_read_property we protect against calling
the __get function of an object if we're already in a __get() function. (look for zobj->in_get) in that function. i don't think we should be doing
this. simplyfied example: <?php class test { function __get($offset) { echo "__get($offset)\n"; switch ($offset) {
case 'name': return "name"; case 'length': return strlen($this->name); } } } $a = new test; var_dump($a->length); ?>
outputs: __get(length) int(0) but should say: __get(length) __get(name) int(4) i think recursive gets are highly useful and should be allowed. if we
really want to protect against recursion (here) we have two real options: -a- protect against __get(ing) the same property more than once in the same
call-chain (mucho work), or -b- (preferred) have some global infinite recursion protection in the engine (needs to be done somewhen anyhow, but not
now). so, in one sentence: as we don't protect against recustion elsewhere, can we please remove this unneded roadblock? opinions? -thies

    function __get($offset) {
        echo "__get($offset)\n";
        switch ($offset) {
            case 'name': return "name";
            case 'length': return strlen($this->name);
        }
    }