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Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:54:52 +0000
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To: hakre <hanskrentel@yahoo.de>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] echo new SplFileObject(__FILE__);
From: dragoonis@gmail.com (Paul Dragoonis)

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To be honest, it looks like __toString() was just added in there for the
sake of it without any real thought as to what casting an entier
SplFileObject to a string. This to me implies the entire object( i.e: the
entire file ) should be returned as a string rather than aliasing it to a
method because why would you cast something to a string if you can call
->current() anyway.

Since it's been baked into the object for some time now it can't even be
changed now.

I'd try to avoid this casting magic and stick with ->current() if you
actually mean it.

Thanks,
Paul Dragoonis.


On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 3:44 PM, hakre <hanskrentel@yahoo.de> wrote:

>
>
> ----- Urspr=FCngliche Message -----
>
> > Von: Stas Malyshev <smalyshev@sugarcrm.com>
> > Gesendet: 0:00 Mittwoch, 30.Januar 2013
> > Betreff: Re: [PHP-DEV] echo new SplFileObject(__FILE__);
> >
> >
> > __toString is mapped to current() for SplFileObject:
> > http://www.php.net/manual/en/splfileobject.current.php
> >
> > it's not documented for some reason, I think it makes sense to file a
> > docs bug on that.
>
> Thanks for your answer.
>
> I know that there is code in there that does this and I also got into the
> know that it is not properly documented.
>
> I just write this to clarify that I'm more interested in the why it has
> been coded that way.
>
> It does not make much *sense* to me and I want to learn more.
>
> Also I don't mean this explicit technically. I could blame the version
> control, pick the authors name and email that person; however some time h=
as
> passed and more users are using it not only the original author so I ask =
in
> internals first. Just for clarification.
>
> -- hakre
>
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