1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/base.cpp b/src/base.cpp
index 60e8c2d..b5f2f86 100644
--- a/src/base.cpp
+++ b/src/base.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@
 namespace Php {
 
 /**
+ *  Convert the object to a Php::Value object (how it is used externally)
+ *  @return Value
+ */
+Value Base::value() const
+{
+    // because the object is stored in a MixedObject, we know that the zend_object
+    // structure is right in front of the this pointer
+    zend_object *object = (zend_object *)this - sizeof(zend_object);
+    
+    // wrap the properties table, as a reference
+    return Object(*object->properties_table, true);
+}
+
+/**
  *  End of namespace
  */
 }