# Array objects & array functions

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/34504
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/34504
- Started by Amir Abiri on 2008-01-05T14:44:42+00:00
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## #34504 — Amir Abiri — 2008-01-05T14:44:42+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/34504#34504

Hi,

I was wondering if there are any plans to introduce the ability of array functions to work with
"array objects".

More specifically I was thinking of starting with adding an SPL interface called ArraySearchable,
and modifying php_search_array in ext/standard/array.c to accept an object that implements that
interface, in which case the appropriate interface method is called.

A

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## #34597 — Stanislav Malyshev — 2008-01-07T19:14:25+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/34504#34597 · In reply to: #34504

> More specifically I was thinking of starting with adding an SPL interface called ArraySearchable,
> and modifying php_search_array in ext/standard/array.c to accept an object that implements that
> interface, in which case the appropriate interface method is called.

What this interface would do? I think standard Iterator's `next()`, 
 `current()` and valid() should be enough.
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