implemented __toString, __toInteger, __toFloat and __toBool methods

3 files changed, 51 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/base.h b/include/base.h
index ed6936d..6541549 100644
--- a/include/base.h
+++ b/include/base.h
@@ -179,6 +179,47 @@ public:
      */
     virtual Value __invoke(Parameters &params);
     
+    /**
+     *  Cast the object to a string
+     * 
+     *  This method is called when an object is casted to a string, or when
+     *  it is used in a string context
+     * 
+     *  @return Value       The object as a string
+     */
+    virtual Value __toString();
+    
+    /**
+     *  Cast the object to an integer
+     * 
+     *  This method is called when an object is casted to an integer, or when
+     *  it is used in an integer context
+     * 
+     *  @return int         Integer value
+     */
+    virtual long __toInteger();
+    
+    /**
+     *  Cast the object to a float
+     * 
+     *  This method is called when an object is casted to a float, or when it
+     *  is used in a float context
+     * 
+     *  @return double      Floating point value
+     */
+    virtual double __toFloat();
+    
+    /**
+     *  Cast the object to a boolean
+     * 
+     *  This method is called when an object is casted to a bool, or when it
+     *  is used in a boolean context
+     * 
+     *  @return bool
+     */
+    virtual bool __toBool();
+    
+    
 private:
     /**
      *  Store the object in the zend object cache
diff --git a/include/classbase.h b/include/classbase.h
index 6dba316..da027ab 100644
--- a/include/classbase.h
+++ b/include/classbase.h
@@ -374,6 +374,15 @@ private:
     static int getClosure(struct _zval_struct *object, struct _zend_class_entry **entry, union _zend_function **func, struct _zval_struct **object_ptr);
 
     /**
+     *  Function to cast the object to a different type
+     *  @param  object
+     *  @param  retval
+     *  @param  type
+     *  @return int
+     */
+    static int cast(struct _zval_struct *object, struct _zval_struct *retval, int type);
+
+    /**
      *  Name of the class
      *  @var    string
      */
diff --git a/include/type.h b/include/type.h
index bec0fd5..e5ebeda 100644
--- a/include/type.h
+++ b/include/type.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ enum class Type : unsigned char {
     Null            =   0,
     Numeric         =   1,
     Float           =   2,
-    Bool            =   3,
+    Boolean         =   3,
     Array           =   4,
     Object          =   5,
     String          =   6,