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Request #55128 SplFixedArray::fromArray() does not use extended class
Submitted: 2011-07-04 09:50 UTC Modified: 2013-02-05 16:38 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
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Same OS:1 (100.0%)
From: ar at ez dot no Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: SPL related
PHP Version: 5.3.6 OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2011-07-04 09:50 UTC] ar at ez dot no 
Description:
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It would be nice if SplFixedArray::fromArray() returned the child class instance 
instead of SplFixedArray instance.

Test script:
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class FixedCollection extends SplFixedArray {
    // impl
}

$collection = FixedCollection::fromArray( array( 22, 42 ) );

if ( 'FixedCollection' !== get_class( $collection ) )
    trigger_error( "fromArray() does not use 'new static'" )



Expected result:
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I would have expected that function returned an instance of FixedCollection.

Patches

php-5-3-splfixedarray-fromarray-should-return-call-scope-instance (last revision 2011-07-26 09:57 UTC by laruence@php.net)

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 [2011-07-26 05:35 UTC] laruence@php.net 
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: php-5-3-splfixedarray-fromarray-should-return-call-scope-instance
Revision:   1311658555
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=55128&patch=php-5-3-splfixedarray-fromarray-should-return-call-scope-instance&revision=1311658555
 [2011-07-26 05:36 UTC] laruence@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Verified
 [2011-07-26 05:36 UTC] laruence@php.net
-Status: Verified +Status: Analyzed
 [2011-07-26 08:36 UTC] cataphract@php.net 
What if FixedCollection has a constructor?
 [2011-07-26 09:49 UTC] laruence@php.net 
hmm, that's a really problem, if we want to provide this feature, we should make fixedarray::__construct final.
 [2011-07-26 09:57 UTC] laruence@php.net 
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: php-5-3-splfixedarray-fromarray-should-return-call-scope-instance
Revision:   1311674267
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=55128&patch=php-5-3-splfixedarray-fromarray-should-return-call-scope-instance&revision=1311674267
 [2011-07-26 10:10 UTC] laruence@php.net 
After much thought, I think there maybe no reason for fixedarray extended class  to define it's own constructor, since we provide fixedarrary::__construct and fromArray already, and extended class should only get an instance through calling them.

so I think we can make fixedarray::__construct final to make this feature works.
 [2011-07-27 05:40 UTC] ar at ez dot no 
that sounds like potentially breaking code. cant see the patch from here(surfing 
on kindle while on vacation), but isn`t it something like "new static()" that can 
be used?
 [2013-02-05 16:38 UTC] levim@php.net 
The solution is to reimplement it in your subclass. Static functions aren't 
inherited in the same way.  In  my opinion fromArray should never have existed, 
but it's too late for that.
 [2013-02-05 16:38 UTC] levim@php.net
-Status: Analyzed +Status: Wont fix
 
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