From: Robin at RHarmsen dot nl
Operating system: Windows 2003
PHP version: 5.0.3
PHP Bug Type: Output Control
Bug description: printf and __toString
Description:
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When having an object with an __toString() and using this object as a
parameter in a printf the __toString isn't called
Reproduce code:
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class User
{
public $username;
public function __toString()
{
return $username;
}
}
$user = new User();
$user->username = "Test";
echo $this->user;
printf("Logged in as: %s\n",$this->user);
Expected result:
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Test
Logged in as: Test
Actual result:
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Test
Logged in as: Object id #1
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=31766&edit=1
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Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=31766&r=mysqlcfg