Re: Indexing an array

From: Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:44:23 +0000
Subject: Re: Indexing an array
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On 6 August 2010 15:33, mathieu.suen <mathieu.suen@easyflirt.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For now you can only index an array using a scalar type or a string.
> Is there some rfc or work going on to enlarge the possibility so that it is
> possible to have some other object like:
>
> - closure
> - object
> - etc.
>
> Thanks
>
> -- Mathieu Suen
>
>
>
>

If an object implements a __toString() magic method, then it can work ...


<?php
class randomizer {
	public function __toString() {
		return (string)mt_rand();
	}
}

$randomizer = new randomizer;
$array = array (
	"$randomizer" => 'First',
	"$randomizer" => 'Second',
	"$randomizer" => 'Third',
	"$randomizer" => 'Fourth',
);

print_r($array);
?>

outputs ...

Array
(
    [1365443950] => First
    [1235256771] => Second
    [520059180] => Third
    [486985268] => Fourth
)

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