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<?php
 /**
 * JAVA Autoboxing (part of Lotos Framework)
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Artur Graniszewski ([email protected])
 * All rights reserved.
 *
 * @category   Library
 * @package    Lotos
 * @subpackage DataTypes
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Artur Graniszewski ([email protected])
 * @license    GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007
 * @version    $Id$
 */
 
 
 // load required library
 include("./variablesManager.php");
 
 /**
 * Example class.
 *
 * Note: in order to use AutoBoxing, your class need to extend "AutoBoxedObject" class.
 */
 class Integer extends AutoBoxedObject
 {
 public $value = 0;
 
 public function __construct($value) {
 
 // TYPE ENFORCING
 if($value && !is_int ($value) && !is_float($value)) {
 throw new Exception('The new value is not an Integer!!!');
 }
 
 $this->value = (int)$value;
 }
 
 public function __toString() {
 // NOTE: this must be a string, PHP forbids returning different type of variables in __toString() methods.
 return "{$this->value}";
 }
 
 public function toHex() {
 $x = strtoupper(dechex($this->value));
 $y = ceil(strlen($x) / 2);
 return str_pad($x, $y * 2, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT);
 }
 }
 
 /**
 * Initializes a newly created Integer object.
 * @return Integer created String object
 */
 function & integer($value = null) {
 $x = & VariablesManager::getNewPointer(new Integer($value));
 return $x;
 }
 
 // 1) We're setting $x as an Integer object
 $x = & integer();
 
 // 2) Now we are changing $x value to 10
 //    NOTE: PHP without enabled autoboxing would destroy the Integer object and set $x as simple integer type
 $x = 10;
 
 // 3) Now we are checking, that $x is still an object
 echo "<h3>Integer autoboxing:</h3>";
 echo 'The initial value of $x variable is "'.$x.'"<br />';
 echo 'The initial datatype of $x variable is '.gettype($x).(is_object($x) ? ' ('.get_class($x).')': '').'<br />';
 //   this line would raise FATAL_ERROR withou autoboxing:
 echo 'The hex value of $x is 0x'.$x->toHex().'<br />';
 
 // 4) Now we are trying to change $x value to a invalid integer value
 echo "<h3>Type enforcing:</h3>";
 try {
 $x = "aaaa"; // invalid value, valid integer should contain digits only
 } catch (Exception $e) {
 echo 'Exception detected: Cannot change the integer value of $x to "aaaa", the new value should contain digits only<br />';
 echo "Original exception message: ".$e->getMessage()."<br />";
 }
 
 
 
 // 5) Lets do some math...
 echo "<h3>Basic math:</h3>";
 
 echo '<strong>Impossible becomes possible: adding two objects in PHP</strong>:<br />';
 $x = & integer(0);
 $y = & integer(10);
 $z = & integer(20);
 
 //   PLEASE NOTE the quotes surrounding the variables names, without it PHP would return '1' instead the true
 //         value of integers objects (because it would not use __toString() method to do the math!)
 $x = "$y" + "$z" + 5;
 echo 'The initial value of $y variable is "'.$y.'"<br />';
 echo 'The initial datatype of $y variable is '.gettype($y).(is_object($y) ? ' ('.get_class($y).')': '').'<br />';
 echo 'The initial value of $z variable is "'.$z.'"<br />';
 echo 'The initial datatype of $z variable is '.gettype($z).(is_object($z) ? ' ('.get_class($z).')': '').'<br />';
 echo '<u>The result of $x = $y + $z + 5 is "'.$x.'"</u><br />';
 echo 'The datatype of $x (sum) variable is '.gettype($x).(is_object($x) ? ' ('.get_class($x).')': '').'<br />';
 //   this line would raise a FATAL_ERROR without autoboxing enabled:
 echo 'The hex value of $x is 0x'.$x->toHex().'<br />';
 
 
 echo '<br /><strong>We can also do other math operations, for example divide two objects: </strong><br />';
 $x = & integer(0);
 $y = & integer(20);
 $z = & integer(10);
 
 //   PLEASE NOTE the quotes surrounding the variables names, without it PHP would return '1' instead the true
 //         value of integers objects (because it would not use __toString() method to do the math!)
 $x = "$y" / "$z";
 
 echo 'The initial value of $y variable is "'.$y.'"<br />';
 echo 'The initial value of $z variable is "'.$z.'"<br />';
 echo '<u>The result of $x = $y / $z  is "'.$x.'"</u><br />';
 echo 'The hex value of $x is 0x'.$x->toHex().'<br />';
 
 echo '<br /><strong>This behaviour gives us some new C-like functionality</strong><br />';
 $x = & integer(0);
 $y = & integer(20);
 $z = & integer(7);
 
 //   PLEASE NOTE the quotes surrounding the variables names, without it PHP would return '1' instead the true
 //         value of integers objects (because it would not use __toString() method to do the math!)
 $x = "$y" / "$z";
 
 echo 'The initial value of $y variable is "'.$y.'"<br />';
 echo 'The initial value of $z variable is "'.$z.'"<br />';
 echo '<u>The result of $x = $y / $z  is "'.$x.'"</u><br />';
 echo 'The hex value of $x is 0x'.$x->toHex().'<br />';
 
 echo "Why 2.00 and not 2.85? Because in C and C# operation: 20 / 7 = 2.85 converted to int becomes 2<br />";
 echo "Ofcourse you can freely change this behaviour in your custom Integer class<br />";
 
 echo "<h3>Remember, you can easily create your own data types, like float, double, utf-8 string, etc.!</h3>";
 echo "...using this mechanism you can even try to override default mathematical operators like +/*-!<br />";
 
 
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