Language Reference / Predefined Interfaces and Classes

The Iterator interface

Interface for external iterators or objects that can be iterated themselves internally.

Examples: Basic usage

<?php
class myIterator implements Iterator {
    private $position = 0;
    private $array = array(
        "firstelement",
        "secondelement",
        "lastelement",
    );  

    public function __construct() {
        $this->position = 0;
    }

    public function rewind() {
        var_dump(__METHOD__);
        $this->position = 0;
    }

    public function current() {
        var_dump(__METHOD__);
        return $this->array[$this->position];
    }

    public function key() {
        var_dump(__METHOD__);
        return $this->position;
    }

    public function next() {
        var_dump(__METHOD__);
        ++$this->position;
    }

    public function valid() {
        var_dump(__METHOD__);
        return isset($this->array[$this->position]);
    }
}

$it = new myIterator;

foreach($it as $key => $value) {
    var_dump($key, $value);
    echo "\n";
}
/*
string(18) "myIterator::rewind"
string(17) "myIterator::valid"
string(19) "myIterator::current"
string(15) "myIterator::key"
int(0)
string(12) "firstelement"

string(16) "myIterator::next"
string(17) "myIterator::valid"
string(19) "myIterator::current"
string(15) "myIterator::key"
int(1)
string(13) "secondelement"

string(16) "myIterator::next"
string(17) "myIterator::valid"
string(19) "myIterator::current"
string(15) "myIterator::key"
int(2)
string(11) "lastelement"

string(16) "myIterator::next"
string(17) "myIterator::valid"
*/
?>

The IteratorAggregate interface

Interface to create an external Iterator.

Examples: Basic usage

<?php
class myData implements IteratorAggregate {
    public $property1 = "Public property one";
    public $property2 = "Public property two";
    public $property3 = "Public property three";

    public function __construct() {
        $this->property4 = "last property";
    }

    public function getIterator() {
        return new ArrayIterator($this);
    }
}

$obj = new myData;

foreach($obj as $key => $value) {
    var_dump($key, $value);
    echo "\n";
}
/*
string(9) "property1"
string(19) "Public property one"

string(9) "property2"
string(19) "Public property two"

string(9) "property3"
string(21) "Public property three"

string(9) "property4"
string(13) "last property"

*/
?>

The ArrayAccess interface interface

Interface to provide accessing objects as arrays

Examples: Basic usage

<?php
class obj implements ArrayAccess {
    private $container = array();

    public function __construct() {
        $this->container = array(
            "one"   => 1,
            "two"   => 2,
            "three" => 3,
        );
    }

    public function offsetSet($offset, $value) {
        if (is_null($offset)) {
            $this->container[] = $value;
        } else {
            $this->container[$offset] = $value;
        }
    }

    public function offsetExists($offset) {
        return isset($this->container[$offset]);
    }

    public function offsetUnset($offset) {
        unset($this->container[$offset]);
    }

    public function offsetGet($offset) {
        return isset($this->container[$offset]) ? $this->container[$offset] : null;
    }
}

$obj = new obj;

var_dump(isset($obj["two"])); //bool(true) 
var_dump($obj["two"]); // int(2) 
unset($obj["two"]); 
var_dump(isset($obj["two"])); // bool(false)
$obj["two"] = "A value"; // string(7) "A value"
var_dump($obj["two"]); // obj Object
$obj[] = 'Append 1';
$obj[] = 'Append 2';
$obj[] = 'Append 3';
print_r($obj);
/*
(
    [container:obj:private] => Array
        (
            [one] => 1
            [three] => 3
            [two] => A value
            [0] => Append 1
            [1] => Append 2
            [2] => Append 3
        )

)

*/
?>

The Serializable interface

Classes that implement this interface no longer support __sleep() and __wakeup().The method serialize is called whenever an instance needs to be serialized. This does not invoke __destruct() or have any other side effect unless(除非) programmed inside the method. When the data is unserialized the class is known and the appropriate unserialize() method is called as a constructor instead of calling __construct(). If you need to execute the standard constructor you may do so in the method.

Note, that when an old instance of a class that implements this interface now, which had been serialized before the class implemeted the interface, is unserialized, __wakeup() is called instead of the unserialize method, which might be useful for migration purposes.

Examples: Basic usage

<?php
class obj implements Serializable {
    private $data;
    public function __construct() {
        $this->data = "My private data";
    }
    public function serialize() {
        return serialize($this->data);
    }
    public function unserialize($data) {
        $this->data = unserialize($data);
    }
    public function getData() {
        return $this->data;
    }
}

$obj = new obj;
$ser = serialize($obj);

echo $ser; // C:3:"obj":23:{s:15:"My private data";}

$newobj = unserialize($ser);

var_dump($newobj->getData()); // string(15) "My private data"
?>

The Closure class

Anonymous functions, implemented in PHP 5.3, yield objects of this type. This fact used to be considered an implementation detail, but it can now be relied upon. Starting with PHP 5.4, this class has methods that allow further control of the anonymous function after it has been created.

Besides the methods listed here, this class also has an __invoke method. This is for consistency with other classes that implement calling magic, as this method is not used for calling the function.