ArrayObject::getFlags


Sets the flags that change the behavior of the ArrayObject.



<?php

void public ArrayObject::getFlags ( void )

?>

 ATTENTION 


This function gets the behavior flags of the ArrayObject. The ArrayObject::setFlags method provides a list of the available flags.



ArrayObject::STD_PROP_LIST


Properties of the object have their normal functionality when accessed as list.



ArrayObject::ARRAY_AS_PROPS


Entries can be accessed as properties.



  1 EXERCISE   

<?php

$Dwarfs = [ 1 => 'Bashful', 2 => 'Doc', 
                   3 => 'Grumpy', 4 => 'Happy', 
                   5 => 'Sneezy', 6 => 'Sleepy', 7 => 'Dopey'];

$dwArrayObject = new ArrayObject($Dwarfs);

$dwcopy = $dwArrayObject->getArrayCopy();

foreach($dwcopy as $dw => $dwc)
{
var_dump($dw, $dwc);
echo '<br>';
}

$flags = $dwArrayObject->getFlags();

echo '<br>The current flag:<br>';
var_dump($flags);

$dwArrayObject->setFlags(ArrayObject::ARRAY_AS_PROPS);

$flags = $dwArrayObject->getFlags();

echo '<br><br>The new flag:<br>';
var_dump($flags);

?>

 RESULT   

int(1) string(7) "Bashful"
int(2) string(3) "Doc"
int(3) string(6) "Grumpy"
int(4) string(5) "Happy"
int(5) string(6) "Sneezy"
int(6) string(6) "Sleepy"
int(7) string(5) "Dopey"

The current flag:
int(0)

The new flag:
int(2)