On 3 August 2015 12:28:48 BST, Nicolas Grekas <nicolas.grekas+...@gmail.com> wrote: >Oh, and an other benefit of the handle is that it gives a rough >estimation >of the number of objects created and their instantiation order. When >debugging, any hints count.
That is exactly the detail that people don't want to expose, or promise to deliver in future versions. It's the same debate that is often had regarding automatic database IDs - you shouldn't rely on them having any particular meaning. People still do, of course... Regards, -- Rowan Collins [IMSoP] -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php