how to convert object into string in php
php
Solution
You can tailor how your object is represented as a string by implementing a `__toString()` method in your class, so that when your object is type cast as a string (explicit type cast `$str = (string) $myObject;`, or automatic `echo $myObject`) you can control what is included and the string format.
If you only want to display your object's data, the method above would work. If you want to store your object in a session or database, you need to serialize it, so PHP knows how to reconstruct your instance.
Some code to demonstrate the difference:
class MyObject {
protected $name = 'JJ';
public function __toString() {
return "My name is: {$this->name}\n";
}
}
$obj = new MyObject;
echo $obj;
echo serialize($obj);
Output:
My name is: JJ
O:8:"MyObject":1:{s:7:"*name";s:2:"JJ";}
Problem
Possible Duplicate: PHP ToString() equivalent how to convert object into string in php Actually i am dealing with web service APIs.i want to use output of one API as a input for another API. when i am trying to do this i got error like this:Catchable fatal error: Object of class std could not be converted to string in C:\ ... this is the output of first API::stdClass Object ( [document_number] => 10ba60 ) now i want only that number to use as input for 2nd AP print_r and _string() both are not working in my case