From: alek at zvuk dot net
Operating system: Any
PHP version: 5CVS-2005-08-28 (snap)
PHP Bug Type: Scripting Engine problem
Bug description: __toString() behavior is inconsistent
Description:
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There are three different ways objects are converted to strings and they
are inconsistent (depends on what function you are using). I think all
object-to-string conversions should be done via __toString() if it is
defined, even if the object is in quotes.
Reproduce code:
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<?php
class Message {
function __toString() {
return "Hello, World!\n";
}
}
$w = new Message;
echo("$w");
echo("Message: " . $w);
echo(substr($w,0));
echo($w);
Expected result:
----------------
Hello, World!
Message: Hello, World!
Hello, World!
Hello, World!
Actual result:
--------------
Object id #1
Message: Object id #1
Object
Hello, World!
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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=34286&edit=1
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http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=trysnapshot51
Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=fixedcvs
Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=needscript
Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=oldversion
Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=support
Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=notwrong
Not enough info:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:
http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=submittedtwice
register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=globals
PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=php3
Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=dst
IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=gnused
Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=float
No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=34286&r=mysqlcfg
