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Created November 13, 2013 21:13
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castObject.php
<?php
$foo = castObject($bar, '\\My\\FooObject');
function castObject($obj, $toClass) {
if (is_callable("$toClass::__cast")) {
return call_user_func("$toClass::__cast", $obj);
}
if ($obj instanceof $toClass) {
return $obj;
}
// some default behavior here
}
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