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Request #70604 Magic Integer casting + NULL cast
Submitted: 2015-09-30 08:47 UTC Modified: 2016-08-07 04:54 UTC
From: jodminster at gmx dot net Assigned:
Status: Suspended Package: *General Issues
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 [2015-09-30 08:47 UTC] jodminster at gmx dot net
Description:
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Analog to __toString() a __toInt() method.

Additionally allow NULL as a valid return value for casting methods.

Test script:
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class test {
   private $value;
   function __construct($value = null) {
        $this->value = $value;
   }
   function __toString() {
      return $this->value ? (string) $this->value : $this->value;
   }
   function __toInt() {
     return $this->value ? (int) $this->value : $this->value;
   }
}

(string)(new test()) === null;
(string)(new test('1')) === '1';
(string)(new test(1)) === '1';
(int)(new test()) === null;
(int)(new test('1') === 1;
(int)(new test(1) === 1;


Expected result:
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6 x true

Actual result:
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* Catchable fatal error: Method test::__toString() must return a string value in php shell code on line 1

*__toInt is never called

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 [2016-08-06 02:31 UTC] kalle@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Closed -Assigned To: +Assigned To: kalle
 [2016-08-06 02:31 UTC] kalle@php.net
This issue have been brought up multiple times to allow overloading for casting objects to other times besides string.

I suggest you to mail to internals@ and perhaps write an RFC about this, as it will bring more attention to the feature.

Thanks for helping to make PHP even greater!
 [2016-08-06 09:36 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Closed +Status: Suspended
 [2016-08-07 04:54 UTC] kalle@php.net
-Assigned To: kalle +Assigned To:
 
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