README

Warning

PHP 8.1 introduced native Enumerations (Enums), providing a modern, more efficient approach. This package is intended for projects that rely on SplEnum and need backward compatibility or cannot upgrade to PHP 8.1+.

If possible, consider using PHP's native enums for improved type safety, performance, and maintainability.

This package is a polyfill for the now-unsupported SplEnum class, originally part of the PECL SPL_Types extension.

By using this polyfill, you can emulate the SplEnum behavior in PHP without relying on the extension, which is no longer actively maintained.

The SplEnum class provides a way to create enumeration-like objects natively in PHP, offering a structured and type-safe way to work with predefined constant values.

Example

<?php
class Month extends \SplEnum {
    const __default = self::January;

    const January = 1;
    const February = 2;
    const March = 3;
    const April = 4;
    const May = 5;
    const June = 6;
    const July = 7;
    const August = 8;
    const September = 9;
    const October = 10;
    const November = 11;
    const December = 12;
}

echo new Month(Month::June) . PHP_EOL;

try {
    new Month(13);
} catch (\UnexpectedValueException $uve) {
    echo $uve->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
}
?>

The above example will output

6
Value '13' is not part of the enum Month

Class sypnosis

abstract class SplEnum
{
    /* Constants */
    const NULL __default = NULL ;

    /* Methods */
    SplType::__construct ([ mixed $initial_value ] )

    public array getConstList ([ bool $include_default = FALSE ] )

}

Predefined Constants

/* The default value of the enum */
SplEnum::__default

Methods

SplType::__construct

The SplEnum constructor.

SplType::__construct ([ mixed $initial_value ] )

Parameters

initial_value The initial value of the enum.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws an UnexpectedValueException if incompatible type is given.

SplEnum::getConstList

Returns all the consts as an array

public array SplEnum::getConstList ([ bool $include_default = false ] )

Parameters

include_default Whether to include __default property.