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Bug #34079 using __toString with . causes the object id to be printed
Submitted: 2005-08-11 04:50 UTC Modified: 2005-08-11 08:48 UTC
From: mbneto at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Class/Object related
PHP Version: 5.1.0b3 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2005-08-11 04:50 UTC] mbneto at gmail dot com
Description:
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When using a echo/print with an object that has a __toString method defined it behaves strange depending on the usage.

echo $obj is fine
echo $obj."\n"  is not

Reproduce code:
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class TestClass
{
   public $foo;

   public function __construct($foo) {
       $this->foo = $foo;
   }

   public function __toString() {
       return $this->foo;
   }
}

$n = new TestClass("test") ;
echo $n ;   // works - shows test
echo $n."\n" ;  // does not - show Object id #1

Expected result:
----------------
Test

Actual result:
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Object id #1

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 [2005-08-11 08:48 UTC] derick@php.net
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