[rorrr2]

Why would you do this for numbers?

How is

    $number = new Number(6.9);
    echo $number->ceiling()              // 7
            ->max(array(5, 9, 49.1)) // 49.1
            ->floor()                // 49
            ->sqrt()                 // Value
            ->value();               // Get raw value rather    than string

better than writing it in actual functions?

    sqrt(
        floor(
            max(
                5, 9, 49.1, ceil(6.9)
            )
        )
    )

[xd]

I've never really understood the incessant need to replicate idioms from other languages on top of the already existing idioms in PHP.

[niteshade]

Incessant? I suppose it is, the language is in real need of it.

[xd]

I've been using PHP for over 12years now. I even attempted what you are doing once, but via an extension, but quickly realised I was simply complicating things in some misguided attempt to fix which wasn't broken.

[niteshade]

I think its ugly?

[xd]

It's as efficient as you can possibly get with PHP .. how is that ugly? Ugly because it doesn't remind you of Python, Ruby or whichever language you prefer?

[niteshade]

Yeah, mostly. Also because its how it should have been done. PHP Internals should strive to clean up PHP to conform to my work ;)

[xd]

Nothing wrong with that attitude at all! Especially when backed up with code. Keep up the good fight .. but I would suggest you implement this as an extension.

[niteshade]

Yeah, I think that'll be the way to go. There's apparently a new way of writing extensions, might've gotten slightly more bearable since you last looked at it :)

[rorrr2]

I think converting numbers to objects and back is ugly.

And insanely inefficient. For this particular example it must be orders of magnitude slower.

[niteshade]

Well yeah, efficiency wasn't the aim.

[rorrr2]

OK, if I never need to write insanely slow object oriented code for no good reason, I will download your "library".

[matthewmacleod]

Don't be a dick, dude.