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What is the best way to convert class to binary data and back? Can not convert it back from binary to class.
For example:



class myclass{
public $a=50, $b=100; // 1 byte size
public $c=5, $d=1; // 2 bytes size
function test(){
$data = pack("c2s2", ...array_values((array)$this)); //ok
$this = unpack("c2s2", $data); // not working!!!
}}


Unpacking to separate array then assigning each field separately is not the best way for me. Maybe there is another way? I will handle thousands of such objects with much more fields and want to store them in maximally compact binary form.










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    Not sure what you're after, but Cannot re-assign $this

    – AbraCadaver
    Jan 18 at 17:13











  • Just unserialize and let the things happen. See php.net/manual/en/class.serializable.php

    – Quasimodo's clone
    Jan 18 at 17:23













  • On Quasimodo's clone link found list() function. Now it looks like list(,$this->a,...) = unpack("c2s2", $data). As i know serialization stores field names not needed in my case.

    – Stas Kush
    Jan 18 at 18:15
















1















What is the best way to convert class to binary data and back? Can not convert it back from binary to class.
For example:



class myclass{
public $a=50, $b=100; // 1 byte size
public $c=5, $d=1; // 2 bytes size
function test(){
$data = pack("c2s2", ...array_values((array)$this)); //ok
$this = unpack("c2s2", $data); // not working!!!
}}


Unpacking to separate array then assigning each field separately is not the best way for me. Maybe there is another way? I will handle thousands of such objects with much more fields and want to store them in maximally compact binary form.










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    Not sure what you're after, but Cannot re-assign $this

    – AbraCadaver
    Jan 18 at 17:13











  • Just unserialize and let the things happen. See php.net/manual/en/class.serializable.php

    – Quasimodo's clone
    Jan 18 at 17:23













  • On Quasimodo's clone link found list() function. Now it looks like list(,$this->a,...) = unpack("c2s2", $data). As i know serialization stores field names not needed in my case.

    – Stas Kush
    Jan 18 at 18:15














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What is the best way to convert class to binary data and back? Can not convert it back from binary to class.
For example:



class myclass{
public $a=50, $b=100; // 1 byte size
public $c=5, $d=1; // 2 bytes size
function test(){
$data = pack("c2s2", ...array_values((array)$this)); //ok
$this = unpack("c2s2", $data); // not working!!!
}}


Unpacking to separate array then assigning each field separately is not the best way for me. Maybe there is another way? I will handle thousands of such objects with much more fields and want to store them in maximally compact binary form.










share|improve this question







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What is the best way to convert class to binary data and back? Can not convert it back from binary to class.
For example:



class myclass{
public $a=50, $b=100; // 1 byte size
public $c=5, $d=1; // 2 bytes size
function test(){
$data = pack("c2s2", ...array_values((array)$this)); //ok
$this = unpack("c2s2", $data); // not working!!!
}}


Unpacking to separate array then assigning each field separately is not the best way for me. Maybe there is another way? I will handle thousands of such objects with much more fields and want to store them in maximally compact binary form.







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  • 1





    Not sure what you're after, but Cannot re-assign $this

    – AbraCadaver
    Jan 18 at 17:13











  • Just unserialize and let the things happen. See php.net/manual/en/class.serializable.php

    – Quasimodo's clone
    Jan 18 at 17:23













  • On Quasimodo's clone link found list() function. Now it looks like list(,$this->a,...) = unpack("c2s2", $data). As i know serialization stores field names not needed in my case.

    – Stas Kush
    Jan 18 at 18:15














  • 1





    Not sure what you're after, but Cannot re-assign $this

    – AbraCadaver
    Jan 18 at 17:13











  • Just unserialize and let the things happen. See php.net/manual/en/class.serializable.php

    – Quasimodo's clone
    Jan 18 at 17:23













  • On Quasimodo's clone link found list() function. Now it looks like list(,$this->a,...) = unpack("c2s2", $data). As i know serialization stores field names not needed in my case.

    – Stas Kush
    Jan 18 at 18:15








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Not sure what you're after, but Cannot re-assign $this

– AbraCadaver
Jan 18 at 17:13





Not sure what you're after, but Cannot re-assign $this

– AbraCadaver
Jan 18 at 17:13













Just unserialize and let the things happen. See php.net/manual/en/class.serializable.php

– Quasimodo's clone
Jan 18 at 17:23







Just unserialize and let the things happen. See php.net/manual/en/class.serializable.php

– Quasimodo's clone
Jan 18 at 17:23















On Quasimodo's clone link found list() function. Now it looks like list(,$this->a,...) = unpack("c2s2", $data). As i know serialization stores field names not needed in my case.

– Stas Kush
Jan 18 at 18:15





On Quasimodo's clone link found list() function. Now it looks like list(,$this->a,...) = unpack("c2s2", $data). As i know serialization stores field names not needed in my case.

– Stas Kush
Jan 18 at 18:15












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