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cObject is an enhanced alternative to stdClass in PHP, providing additional functionality, including callable properties and seamless array-object conversion.

Features

• Extended stdClass functionality – more powerful and flexible.
• Callable properties – define properties that behave like functions.
• Direct array-to-object conversion – easily transform arrays into objects.
• Effortless object-to-array conversion – switch between formats with ease.
• Array-like object access – interact with objects just like arrays.

Installation

You can install cObject via Composer:

composer require sajjad-razeqi/cobject

cObject Documentation

Usage cObject:

Like stdClass:

You can use it just like stdClass.

use cObject\cObject;

$cObject = new cObject();

// Define:
$cObject->data1 = "Hello, ";
$cObject->data2 = function(string $name){
    echo "You're Welcome $name!";
};

// Usage:
echo $cObject->data1;
$cObject->data2("Sajjad");

// Unset:
unset($cObject->data1, $cObject->data2);

Convert an array to a cObject:

You can directly convert your array into a cObject.

use cObject\cObject;

// Define:
$cObject = new cObject([
    "data1" => "Hello, ",
    "data2" => function(string $name){
        echo "You're Welcome $name!";
    }
]);

// Usage:
echo $cObject->data1;
$cObject->data2("Sajjad");

// Unset:
unset($cObject->data1, $cObject->data2);

Please note: Only associative arrays can be converted to cObject. Otherwise, the array will remain unchanged in the cObject.

E.g.

use cObject\cObject;

// Define:
$cObject = new cObject([
    "array" => [
        "data1",
        "data2",
        "data3",
        "data4",
    ]
]);

// Usage:
echo $cObject->array[0];

// Unset:
unset($cObject->array[3]);

// Check:
var_dump(is_iterable($cObject->array)); // bool(true)
var_dump(is_array($cObject->array)); // bool(true)

Like Arrays:

You can use it just like Arrays.

use cObject\cObject;

$cObject = new cObject();

// Define:
$cObject["data1"] = "Hello, ";
$cObject["data2"] = function(string $name){
    echo "You're Welcome $name!";
};

// Usage:
echo $cObject["data1"];
$cObject["data2"]("Sajjad");

// Unset:
unset($cObject["data1"], $cObject["data2"]);

// Check:
var_dump(is_iterable($cObject)); // bool(false)
var_dump(is_array($cObject)); // bool(false)

Warning: This only simulates an array but is not iterable.

Usage combination:

use cObject\cObject;

// Define:
$cObject = new cObject([
    "data1" => "Hello, ",
    "data2" => function(string $name){
        echo "hi $name!";
    }
]);
$cObject->data1 = "Ok, ";

// Usage:
echo $cObject->data1;
$cObject["data2"]("Sajjad");

// Unset:
unset($cObject["data1"], $cObject->data2);

More options:

String casting:

When using string casting, the cObject will convert it to JSON.

use cObject\cObject;

$cObject = new cObject([
    "data1" => "Hello, ",
    "data2" => function(string $name){
        echo "You're Welcome $name!";
    }
]);

// ======================
echo $cObject; // { "_": "cObject", "data1": "Hello", "data2": {} }

// Or:
$string = (string) $cObject; // { "_": "cObject", "data1": "Hello", "data2": {} }

Please note: If you use string casting, any callable properties cannot be converted to a string. Additionally, after decoding the JSON string, the callable properties will be lost.

Convert the cObject to an array:

use cObject\cObject;

$cObject = new cObject([
    "data1" => "Hello",
    "data2" => function(string $name){
        echo "You're Welcome $name!";
    }
]);

// ======================
$cObject->MycObjectToArray(); // return an array

// Or:
$TheArray = cObject::cObjectToArray($cObject); // return an array

// Check:
var_dump(is_iterable($TheArray)); // bool(true)
var_dump(is_array($TheArray)); // bool(true)

Note: This method converts an object into a real array.