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ID: 52807 Updated by: ahar...@php.net Reported by: jtegwen at gmail dot com Summary: magic __toArray() for objects -Status: Open +Status: Duplicate Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Class/Object related Operating System: n/a PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N New Comment: Probably better bundled under request #52583 -- the RFC linked to there is specifically to deal with casting to scalar types, but the syntax suggested in the feature request is general enough to deal with arrays. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-09-09 22:33:53] jtegwen at gmail dot com Description: ------------ It would be nice to have an analogous method to __toString() for arrays.. maybe __toArray() for customized array return. Test script: --------------- class myObject { private $data1; private $data2; private $meta1; public function __construct($data1, $data2) { $this->data1 = $data1; $this->data2 = $data2; $this->meta1 = strlen($data1) + strlen($data2); } public function __toArray() { return array('data1'=>$this->data1, 'data2'=>$this->data2); } } $obj = new myObject('test', 'script'); var_dump($obj); Expected result: ---------------- array('data1'=>'test', 'data2'=> 'script') Actual result: -------------- Not implemented ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52807&edit=1