Re[2]: [PHP-DEV] Re: hook cast_object handler in userspace

Hello Simeon, Monday, August 4, 2003, 2:33:00 PM, you wrote: SK> Hello Cristiano, SK> Monday, August 4, 2003, 8:45:20 AM, you wrote: >>> CD> Should the method be named "to_string()", "tostring()" or CD>> "__tostring()" ? SK> Maybe the __tostring() will be the best because few naming SK> conventions for methods exist. Some people prefer C-like some_method(), some SK> like Java-like someMethod() etc. But there is already in PHP5 SK> pre-defined methods like __clone, __construct, __destruct so the SK> "__tostring" name will be expected by user. The "__to_string" will SK> also be though. I have seen no "__" methods with names having two SK> words so this variants are equal from my point of view. CD>> I modified the code to just call to_string if the object implements the CD>> "printable" interface. SK> The printable is IMHO definetly not good name for such interface. When SK> user sees the "implements Printable" he expects methods like SK> print(), println() etc. that do something, not return strings. SK> I can't name this interface better though. SK> Maybe it will be better to have this method in all classes and define SK> default behavior such as existing ( string )$object cast? Good comments on the naming issue. From the proposed "__tostring" and "__to_string" i'd prefer the latter. -- Best regards, Marcus mailto:helly@php.net