Re: Missing __toString() part

From: Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2006 17:13:56 +0000
Subject: Re: Missing __toString() part
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Stanislav Malyshev wrote:
RL>>I don't understand why using the object as an index would trigger a RL>>__toString() call. PHP's array indices are not defined to be strings, RL>>so I don't see this as being a string context use and thus RL>>__toString() shouldn't be called. If so, what should be the actual key in the hash?
I am sure we could come up with some sort of hashing mechanism that would uniquely identify an object. And perhaps even expose it to the user with a __hashOf(). But again, I am not sure we want to open up that can of worms. Like I said, I think this is the more correct approach and that we shouldn't try to use a magic __toString() call here to attempt to emulate this. -Rasmus

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