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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 19:46:09 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] __toString()
From: r.korving@xit.nl ("Ron Korving")

Marcus, you are my hero :)
Will it end up in 5.1?

Ron

"Marcus Boerger" <helly@php.net> wrote in message
news:1728334199.20050925143657@marcus-boerger.de...
> Hello internals,
>
>   the patch implements __toString to have obejcts be automatically
converted
> to strings anywhere a string is requested. We have talked a lot about this
> in the past and during OSCON Andi agreed again on it and said that the
HEAD
> version of the engine should be ready for it now. Futher more we have
enough
> time to fix any outstanding engine issues regarding this.
>
>   http://php.net/~helly/php/ext/ze2/ze2-tostring-20050925.diff.txt
>
>   If nobody objects with a real technical issue i'll commit the patch
early
> in the week.
>
>   The patch is a little big longer because it ensures that __toString gets
> treated and especially gets cached just like any other magic function is.
>
> Best regards,
>  Marcus