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Posted by Rory Browne on 04/12/05 14:27
I was wondering that as well. While I was at it, I wondered why not
use __to_str(), as per the PHP coding guidelines.
While I'm at it, why is grass green, and milk white?
On Apr 12, 2005 10:27 AM, Richard Davey <rich@launchcode.co.uk> wrote:
> Hello Tim,
>
> Tuesday, April 12, 2005, 10:07:44 AM, you wrote:
>
> TB> I'm wondering, why does the toString() of classes have two underscored
> TB> preceding it [e.g. __toString()], as opposed to Java's normal toString()?
>
> TB> What's the purpose of the two underscores in PHP's classes?
>
> The short answer: Because PHP isn't Java.
>
> The long answer: Two underscores denote what PHP refers to as a "magic
> method". You shouldn't have your own functions with the same names
> (unless you require that magical functionality). Have a look in the
> PHP manual under the "Magic Methods" section for more info / examples.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Richard Davey
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