What about JsonDeserializable? I would like to have the choice to have a serialize-only operation.
On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Dean Eigenmann <dean.eigenm...@icloud.com> wrote: > The Additional function you have proposed seems like the easiest and best > way to do it currently without changing the language. I was thinking of > giving the cast syntax special meaning if used in connection with > json_decode, but this would most likely be near to impossible. > > On Jul 13, 2015, at 04:08 PM, "Sebastian B.-Hagensen" < > sbj.ml.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I like the general idea behind that proposal. > > I'm not sure how you would want to implement that however (please > expand the rfc on that topic). > Do you want to give the cast syntax a special meaning if used in > connection with json_decode or add the general ability to > cast a stdClass object (as returned by json_decode) to a specific user > type or do you want to change json_decode to return a new class > (extending stdclass) that can be casted in the way you want? The first > two could be considered fundamental changes to the language, the third > may include serious bc concerns. > > Wouldn't an additional function (maybe in addition to your proposed > interface; example: json_decode_to(string $json, string $className, > int $options)) solve the issue without changing the language? > > Regards, > > > 2015-07-13 15:22 GMT+02:00 Dean Eigenmann <dean.eigenm...@icloud.com>: > > Ive just opened a new RFC https://wiki.php.net/rfc/jsonserializable > > regarding Json to Object unserialization. > > -- Guilherme Blanco MSN: guilhermebla...@hotmail.com GTalk: guilhermeblanco Toronto - ON/Canada
