> On 7 May 2019, at 19:47, Steven Wade <stevenwad...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Maybe I’m missing the point (I’ve never used it) of VarDumper, but isn’t >> this type of thing exactly why the `__debugInfo` magic method exists? > > > I can't speak for the exact reason a library like VarDumper is using casting > versus __debugInfo, but in trying to find a substitute this morning, I played > with the method you mentioned and found that it can be overwritten by classes > and be commanded to not return anything (similar to my __toArray proposal), > whereas current functionality prevents overriding casting to an array so > casting will always give you insight but users can overwrite __debugInfo and > cause unintended effects. I assume that's the reason for not using > __debugInfo. > > -- > Steven Wade > stevenwad...@gmail.com > > >
Right, I understand that it *can* be overridden, but surely if someone’s doing that, its because they want more useful information provided in, e.g. var_dump. -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
