note 125325 added to language.oop5.overloading

class Enum { protected string $_value; protected function __construct(string $value) { $this->_value = $value; } public function is($key) { return $this->_value === $key; } public static function __callStatic($name, $params) { $value = constant("static::$name"); if (!$value) { throw new \InvalidArgumentException(static::class . " can't be $name"); } return new static($value); } public function __toString() { return $this->_value; } } class Season extends Enum { public const WINTER = 'winter'; public const SPRING = 'spring'; public const SUMMER = 'summer'; public const AUTUMN = 'autumn'; } $now = Season::AUTUMN(); // Autocomplete works as Season::AUTUMN exists var_export($now->is(Season::AUTUMN)); // true var_export("$now" === Season::AUTUMN); // true var_export($now == Season::AUTUMN); // true var_export($now == Season::SPRING); // false echo "$now"; // autumn ---- Server IP: 45.112.84.4 Probable Submitter: 103.51.167.36 (proxied: 77.120.176.83) ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.overloading.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/125325 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/125325/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/125325/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/125325/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/125325/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/125325/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/125325/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/125325 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/125325 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php