note 52877 added to language.oop5

I never found a way to create a new, empty, generic object so I coded something up myself. In addition, let me show you some imperfect examples. <? // Incorrect: $obj1 = (object) ''; $obj2 = (object) 0; $obj3 = (object) 1; $obj4 = (object) true; $obj5 = (object) false; // Syntax error: $obj6 = (object); // Correct: $obj7 = (object) NULL; ?> The first five ones will work, but will create a 'scalar' field in the object. This is undesirable at best, and can be a real nuisance when doing object automation. For that reason, I now use the following function, which produces a 'clean' object. It's also better semantically, in my opinion. <? function object() { return ((object) NULL); } // Usage: $object = object(); // Just like: $array = array(); ?> Please post if you see any problems arising due to this method; thanks. Otherwise enjoy. --AJG. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+52877 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52877&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52877&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52877&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52877&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+52877&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+52877&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php