- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
interface Arrayable {
public function toArray();
}
class Item implements Arrayable {
protected $attributes = array();
protected $someParameter = true;
public function __construct($attributes)
{
$this->attributes = $attributes;
}
public function toArray()
{
return $this->attributes;
}
}
class ItemCollection implements Arrayable {
protected $items = array();
public function addItem(Item $item)
{
$this->items[] = $item;
}
public function toArray()
{
$result = array();
foreach ($this->items as $item) {
$result[] = $item->toArray();
}
return $result;
}
}
$array = array('foo', 'bar', 'baz');
$item = new Item($array);
var_dump((array) $item);
var_dump($item->toArray());
$collection = new ItemCollection();
$collection->addItem($item);
$collection->addItem($item);
var_dump((array) $collection);
var_dump($collection->toArray());