Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54082&edit=1
ID: 54082 Comment by: maschingan at gmail dot com Reported by: slusarz at curecanti dot org Summary: Cast array key objects to string Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Arrays related Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The same issue. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-02-23 19:47:46] slusarz at curecanti dot org Description: ------------ Per http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php, array keys can be integers or strings. If an object can be converted to a string representation (i.e. it has a __toString() method defined), it should be automatically cast to a string. Currently, an error is thrown instead. Current workaround is to manually cast to string when setting a key. Test script: --------------- class Foo { public function __toString() { return 'A'; } } $a = new Foo(); $b = array($a => 1); print_r($b); Expected result: ---------------- Array ( 'A' => 1 ) Actual result: -------------- PHP Warning: Illegal offset type [...] Array ( ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54082&edit=1
