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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Proposal for a RFC
From: stevenwadejr@gmail.com (Steven Wade)

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Hi Marco,

> The alternative is to expand the reflection API with an array cast =
operation in there, and then migrate existing userland usages to that to =
retain BC.

That's an interesting proposal - adding new reflection abilities. Hm..

> In addition to that, as someone that used to write a lot of =
`__toString()` (and now doesn't do that anymore), a clear API and =
interfaced (non-magic) `toArray()` is more powerful and useful.


I see you and I hear you. After 12 years, still like the magic of PHP. I =
like that casting is quick, simple, and is less verbose when =
writing/reading. But I'm not opposed to further discussing possible =
solutions. If this gets to the RFC stage, I'd prefer it be the best =
option for the language and most likely to pass.

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Steven Wade
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