From: jmcentire at gmail dot com
Operating system: Debian
PHP version: 5.3.1
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description: Magic method for overriding gettype() results.
Description:
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I'm modeling my data as objects and would like it to be as transparent
as possible. As such, gettype($myObj) should return a type value other
than 'object.' Can you implement a magic method __gettype() which
expects the return value to be a string?
Reproduce code:
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---
>From manual page: language.oop5.magic
---
class MyInt {
public function __construct ($val){
$this->val = $val;
}
public function __gettype () {
return 'int';
}
}
$foo = new MyInt(5);
$int = (int) 5;
if (gettype($foo) == gettype($int)){
echo gettype($foo); // Should echo 'int'
} else {
echo "Fail."
}
Expected result:
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Ideally, the code above would echo "int" as the type of MyInt $foo is
overridden by the __gettype magic method to be 'int', just as it is for
$int.
Actual result:
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The code above will echo "Fail." You may also need to implement a
type-agnostic equivalent of __toString() like __return() that does,
essentially:
public function __return () {
return ($this->__gettype()) $this->_value;
}
This would allow me to compare:
($foo === $int); // This should evaluate to true.
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