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Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 01:32:01 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Discussion] Stringable Enums
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From: bobwei9@hotmail.com (Bob Weinand)

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Hey Larry,

On 5.12.2025 01:21:43, Larry Garfield wrote:
> I've long argued against allowing __toString() for reasons others have already covered, so I won't bother repeating it.  But off hand I don't see why __debugInfo() would cause a problem.  I am not sure it's useful before ADTs happen, but I don't think it would cause any harm?

I found to semi-commonly (the ergonomics of querying are bad) add 
attributes to enum cases. A __debugInfo() handler could provide 
information about all attached metadata.


Bob

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    <p>Hey Larry,</p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5.12.2025 01:21:43, Larry Garfield
      wrote:<span style="white-space: pre-wrap">
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I've long argued against allowing __toString() for reasons others have already covered, so I won't bother repeating it.  But off hand I don't see why __debugInfo() would cause a problem.  I am not sure it's useful before ADTs happen, but I don't think it would cause any harm?</pre>
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    <p>I found to semi-commonly (the ergonomics of querying are bad) add
      attributes to enum cases. A __debugInfo() handler could provide
      information about all attached metadata.</p>
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    <p>Bob</p>
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