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Request #60924 ArrayObject should implement JsonSerializable interface
Submitted: 2012-01-29 17:45 UTC Modified: 2020-12-07 18:13 UTC
Votes:9
Avg. Score:4.6 ± 1.0
Reproduced:6 of 6 (100.0%)
Same Version:2 (33.3%)
Same OS:4 (66.7%)
From: chris at cmbuckley dot co dot uk Assigned: cmb (profile)
Status: Closed Package: SPL related
PHP Version: 5.4.0RC6 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2012-01-29 17:45 UTC] chris at cmbuckley dot co dot uk
Description:
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PHP 5.4 brings the new JsonSerializable interface. ArrayObject already works with json_encode as expected but does not explicitly implement this interface.

Test script:
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$ao = new ArrayObject(array('foo' => 'bar'));

var_dump(json_encode($ao));
var_dump($ao instanceof JsonSerializable);
var_dump($ao->jsonSerialize());

Expected result:
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string(13) "{"foo":"bar"}"
bool(true)
string(13) "{"foo":"bar"}"

Actual result:
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string(13) "{"foo":"bar"}"
bool(false)
PHP Fatal error:  Call to undefined method ArrayObject::jsonSerialize() in - on line 6

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 [2020-12-07 15:41 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Feedback -Package: Class/Object related +Package: SPL related -Assigned To: +Assigned To: cmb
 [2020-12-07 15:41 UTC] cmb@php.net
Being able to be json_encode()d, is the standard behavior of PHP
objects.  Why should ArrayObject implement JsonSerializable?
 [2020-12-07 18:02 UTC] chris at cmbuckley dot co dot uk
-Status: Feedback +Status: Assigned
 [2020-12-07 18:02 UTC] chris at cmbuckley dot co dot uk
Casting my mind back to the intention 8 years ago, I believe the idea was flawed. I think my thought was something along the lines of "if something can be JSON-serialised, it should implement JsonSerializable". Though as you say, all PHP objects can be JSON-serialised, so application code should transparently use `json_encode($obj)` and a class should only use JsonSerializable if it should customise the JSON output.

Feel free to close the ticket.
 [2020-12-07 18:13 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Status: Assigned +Status: Closed
 [2020-12-07 18:13 UTC] cmb@php.net
Thanks for the swift reply! :)
 
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