I don't quite understand why SimpleXML can't return a string. Why does it need to return an object? It should know how to differentiate between read/write mode, and return a string in read mode and a proxy object in write mode.
What am I missing?
I agree that we should allow for SimpleXML's simplicity and I think it's one of the coolest features in PHP 5. I definitely want to find a solution to allow it to work the way it works today. However, I do want to try and prevent the propogation throughout the engine because it's going to give us lots of trouble.
Andi
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