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Request #70778 Type hinting for objects
Submitted: 2015-10-24 04:07 UTC Modified: 2016-03-26 21:47 UTC
Votes:4
Avg. Score:4.8 ± 0.4
Reproduced:3 of 3 (100.0%)
Same Version:3 (100.0%)
Same OS:2 (66.7%)
From: flavius@php.net Assigned:
Status: Suspended Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 7.0.0RC5 OS: ArchLinux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2015-10-24 04:07 UTC] flavius@php.net
Description:
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There is no way of making sure that a parameter is an object.

Since there is a type hint for many `is_*()` functions, there should be one for objects too - maybe just `\stdClass`?

Test script:
---------------
<?php
function acceptsObject(\stdClass $o) {}
$anonymousObject = new class() {};

acceptsObject(new DOMDocument());
acceptsObject($anonymousObject);

Actual result:
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PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught TypeError: Argument 1 passed to acceptsObject() must be an instance of stdClass, instance of DOMDocument given, called in /tmp/test.php on line 5 and defined in /tmp/test.php:2
Stack trace:
#0 /tmp/test.php(5): acceptsObject(Object(DOMDocument))
#1 {main}
  thrown in /tmp/test.php on line 2

Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Argument 1 passed to acceptsObject() must be an instance of stdClass, instance of DOMDocument given, called in /tmp/test.php on line 5 and defined in /tmp/test.php:2
Stack trace:
#0 /tmp/test.php(5): acceptsObject(Object(DOMDocument))
#1 {main}
  thrown in /tmp/test.php on line 2

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 [2015-10-24 04:27 UTC] kalle@php.net
Seems like something we could look into adding in 7.1 along with maybe the return type void hint that is currently up for discussion on internals@.

I would write an RFC for this if I were you and put it up for discussion.
 [2015-10-29 09:23 UTC] arjen at react dot com
Exactly my thoughts!

Was running this snippet of code this week (simplified):

Class TestCase
{
  function assertInstanceOf($expectedClass, $actualObject)
  {
    if (!$actualObject instanceof $expectedClass)
      throw new Exception(get_class($actualObject) . " no instanceOf $expectedClass");
  }
}

But with some call $actualObject was null, so the exception message became 'TestCase no instance of $expectedClass'..
After finding out the cause of the unexpected error message, I wanted to add an object typehint to $actualObject.... :-/


So +1 on this FR.
 [2015-11-26 19:49 UTC] webmaster at tubo-world dot de
\stdClass is already supported as valid typehint for stdClass objects! So it cannot be extended for every possible object.
 [2015-12-19 04:00 UTC] ajf@php.net
-Type: Bug +Type: Feature/Change Request
 [2016-03-26 21:47 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Suspended
 [2016-03-26 21:47 UTC] krakjoe@php.net
For this kind of change, an RFC is required.

Please see: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto
 
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