GetStringTypes class

Since v1.3.0

Description

GetStringTypes returns a list of all strict PHP types for a given string. The list is ordered with the most specific match first.

Which Type Inspector To Use On Strings?

Both GetStringDuckTypes and GetStringTypes will check for:

objects that implement the __toString() method
strings that contain valid callable definitions
strings that contain doubles and integers

GetStringDuckTypes will also check for:

strings that contain valid class names
strings that contain valid interface names

Public Interface

GetStringTypes has the following public interface:

namespace GanbaroDigital\MissingBits\TypeInspectors;

/**
 * get a full list of types that a string might satisfy
 */
class GetStringTypes
{
    /**
     * get a full list of types that a string might satisfy
     *
     * @param  string $item
     *         the item to examine
     * @return string[]
     *         the list of type(s) that this item can be
     */
    public function getStringTypes($item);

    /**
     * get a full list of types that a string might satisfy
     *
     * @param  string $item
     *         the item to examine
     * @return string[]
     *         the list of type(s) that this item can be
     */
    public static function from($item);
}

Methods

Method	Use
`GetStringTypes::getStringTypes()`	object
`GetStringTypes::from()`	static

Class Contract

Here is the contract for this class:

GanbaroDigital\MissingBits\TypeInspectors\GetStringTypes
 [x] Can instantiate
 [x] Can use as object
 [x] Can call statically
 [x] Can call as function
 [x] Detects callables in strings
 [x] Detects numeric strings
 [x] Detects stringy objects
 [x] returns empty array for everything else

Class contracts are built from this class's unit tests.

Future releases of this class will not break this contract.

Future releases of this class may add to this contract. New additions may include:

clarifying existing behaviour (e.g. stricter contract around input or return types)
add new behaviours (e.g. extra trait methods)

When you use this class, you can only rely on the behaviours documented by this contract.

If you:

find other ways to use this class,
or depend on behaviours that are not covered by a unit test,
or depend on undocumented internal states of this class,

... your code may not work in the future.

Notes

None at this time.