note 114407 added to language.oop5.object-comparison

For comparison about two objects in a class, you can use an interface like this and customize your functions for each class: <?php interface EQU { public static function compare( EQU $me, EQU $you ); public function equals( EQU $you ); } ?> If you gotcha a super class, you can make generic functions (not safe but work with not complex class): <?php abstract class SuperClass { public function __construct( ) { // do what you need } public static function compare( $obj1, $obj2 ) { return serialize( $obj1 ) == serialize( $obj2 ); } public function equals( $obj ) { return static::compare( $this, $obj ); } } ?> ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 72.52.91.14 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.object-comparison.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/114407 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114407/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114407/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114407/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114407/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114407/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114407/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114407 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/114407 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php