Re: Re: __set_state (Was: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] __debug_info())

Hi Rowan, On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:36 AM, Rowan Collins <rowan.collins@gmail.com>wrote: > > You seem to misunderstand what __set_state() is for. It is for reliably >>> >representing a value so that you can "include" it's contents with >>> >var_export(). If 5.6 would suddenly start spitting out >>> >Class::__setState() instead of Classs::__set_state() then older PHP >>> >versions can't parse/include that outputted data anymore. >>> > >>> >> I have to check code, but don't we have options for this? >> We may use __set_state() for var_export and still have alias as >> __setState. >> People are using var_export exchange PHP data, so we should be careful. >> I agree this. >> > > Is there a use case for __set_state *other than* var_export()? > > In other words, if not var_export(), what code would ever include a > reference to __setState() if it were added as an alias? My bad. var_export() does not specify method, so it can alias safely. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohgaki@ohgaki.net