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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [Discussion] Implicitly backed enums
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From: tim@bastelstu.be (=?UTF-8?Q?Tim_D=C3=BCsterhus?=)

Hi

On 5/22/24 01:31, Larry Garfield wrote:
> A unit enum isn't serializable, by design.
> 

A unit enum is perfectly serializable: https://3v4l.org/Mf9Ou

     <?php

     enum MyUnitEnum {
         case Foo;
         case Bar;
     }

     var_dump($serialized = serialize(MyUnitEnum::Foo));
     var_dump(unserialize($serialized) === MyUnitEnum::Foo);

Outputs:

     string(22) "E:14:"MyUnitEnum:Foo";"
     bool(true)

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus