Im relatively new to PHP but have realized it is a powerfull tool. So excuse my ignorance here.
I want to create a set of objects with default functions.
So rather than calling a function in the class we can just output the class/object variable and it could execute the default function i.e toString() method.
The Question: Is there a way of defining a default function in a class ?
Example
class String {
public function __construct() { }
//This I want to be the default function
public function toString() { }
}
Usage
$str = new String(...);
print($str); //executes toString()
There is no such thing as a default function but there are magic methods for classes which can be triggered automatically in certain circumstances. In your case you are looking for
__toString()
http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php
Example from Manual: