note 86111 added to language.oop5.magic

The __toString() method is extremely useful for converting class attribute names and values into common string representations of data (of which there are many choices). I mention this as previous references to __toString() refer only to debugging uses. I have previously used the __toString() method in the following ways: - representing a data-holding object as: - XML - raw POST data - a GET query string - header name:value pairs - representing a custom mail object as an actual email (headers then body, all correctly represented) When creating a class, consider what possible standard string representations are available and, of those, which would be the most relevant with respect to the purpose of the class. Being able to represent data-holding objects in standardised string forms makes it much easier for your internal representations of data to be shared in an interoperable way with other applications. ---- Server IP: 92.48.74.199 Probable Submitter: 62.56.124.226 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/86111 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86111/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86111/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86111/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86111/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86111/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86111/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86111 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/86111 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php