Arrayaccess and native php array functions

Question

Is there any way to use array_merge(), array_pop(), .. functions to work with ArrayAccess?

Since now i've tried Iterate interface and __set_state() magic method with no success.

Error that is given: array_replace_recursive() [<a href='function.array-replace-recursive'>function.array-replace-recursive</a>]: Argument #1 is not an array.

Just fo a record, gettype() returns object and is_array() returns false and i'm usin php version 5.3.8

Answer 1

Unfortunately, no. They only work with the native array type. You have to add those as methods to your object's public API and implement them there, e.g. something like this:

class YourClass implements ArrayAccess, Countable
{
    public function pop()
    {
        $lastOffset = $this->count() - 1;
        $lastElement = $this->offsetGet($lastOffset);
        $this->offsetUnset($lastOffset);

        return $lastElement;
    }

    public function mergeArray(array $array) {
        // implement the logic you want
    }

    // other code …
}