Re: json_encode ignores protected/private class members

>> however changing this at this point would be a huge security issue, so >> if at all, it would need to be handled by an optional parameter that >> defaults to false. >> > > That would be unclean. If it's implemented in some way, json_encode should > look for the implementation of some interface (JSONEncodable or something) > providing encoding/decoding methods (similar to __sleep/__wakeup). > I must say that does sound like a very elegant way of doing things. Then the default for __json_encode() would encode the public members, and there would be no default __json_decode(), I suppose. Dave