Re: [PHP4BETA] class serialize/unserialize implementation.

On Wed, 15 Sep 1999, Jakub Skopal wrote: > Hi, > > this doesn't suite for me :-) remember you use classes for > more things than just instancing a class. what about > *_fetch_object()? i'm not able to figure out the name of the > class here. I think, the behaviour you sugested (when a > class is not defined, generate a plain object without single > function like in PHP3) is very good :-) the _fetch_object() (if it comes from a c-module) will register it's class on module-load -> so it'll be available! the generation of a plain object (php3 like) is already implemented! tc > > Jakub > > 15.09.1999 v 13:23:47 (+0200), Thies C. Arntzen napsal: > > hi - > > > > the problem i see is that you *NEED* to have the class your unserializing > > defined *BEFORE* you can unserialize i't instance - even though it seems > > logical i don't know if people will get bitten by this! > > > > the benefit is that you get a fully working instance fron unserialize > > instead of the "dumb" array you got in PHP3 > > > > also 'cause i had to put the class-name into the serialized data. it > > probably won't "unserialize" when using php3. (people that store > > serialized data in a file/db may get bitten by this!). > > > > the next time we come up with a new format (i hope never!) we need to make > > sure that we have a version number and a magic-cookie - so that we can > > mark incompatible changes! > > > > comments? > > tc > > > > > > Thies C. Arntzen "One Big-Mac, Small Fries and a Coke!" > > Digital Collections Phone +49 40 235350 Fax +49 40 23535180 > > Hammerbrookstr. 93 20097 Hamburg / Germany > > > > > > -- > > PHP 4 Beta > > -- > > Jakub "RiffRaff" Skopal > mailto:j@kubs.cz > > Thies C. Arntzen "One Big-Mac, Small Fries and a Coke!" Digital Collections Phone +49 40 235350 Fax +49 40 23535180 Hammerbrookstr. 93 20097 Hamburg / Germany