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    SplObjectStorage::detach

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    SplObjectStorage::detach — Removes an object from the storage

    Description

    public SplObjectStorage::detach(object $object): void

    Removes the object from the storage.

    Parameters

    object

    The object to remove.

    Return Values

    No value is returned.

    Examples

    Example #1 SplObjectStorage::detach() example

    <?php
    $o     = new stdClass;
    $s = new SplObjectStorage();
    $s->attach($o);
    var_dump(count($s));
    $s->detach($o);
    var_dump(count($s));
    ?>

    The above example will output something similar to:

    int(1)
int(0)

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    User Contributed Notes 4 notes

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    r dot wilczek at web-appz dot de
    14 years ago
    Detaching the current entry from the storage prevents SplObjectStorage::next() to operate.

    Example as a PHPUnit-test:

    <?php
    public function testDetachingCurrentPreventsNext()
    {
    $storage = new SplObjectStorage;
    $storage->attach(new stdClass);
    $storage->attach(new stdClass);
    $storage->rewind();
    $iterated = 0;
    $expected = $storage->count();
    while (    $storage->valid()) {
    $iterated++;
    $storage->detach($storage->current());
    $storage->next();
    }
    $this->assertEquals($expected, $iterated);
    }
    ?>

    This test will fail, for the iteration will never reach the second stdClass.
    SplObjectStorage::next() obviously relies on the current element to be valid.

    If you want to detach objects during iterations, you should dereference objects, before you call next() and detach the reference after next():

    <?php
    public function testDetachingReferenceAfterNext()
    {
    $storage = new SplObjectStorage;
    $storage->attach(new stdClass);
    $storage->attach(new stdClass);
    $storage->rewind();
    $iterated = 0;
    $expected = $storage->count();
    while (    $storage->valid()) {
    $iterated++;
    $object = $storage->current();
    $storage->next();
    $storage->detach($object);
    }
    $this->assertEquals($expected, $iterated);
    }
    ?>

    This test will pass.
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    3
    alan dot bem at gmail dot com
    11 years ago
    SplObjectSotage::detach() has a bug - it rewinds internal array pointer.
    Remember that - when looping over the storage - as it has no workaround.

    https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65629&edit=2
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    2
    nawa
    1 year ago
    There was problematic case when detaching object inside loop, because SplObjectStorage need to call next() before detach()

    Example using foreach :
    <?php
    /**
    * spl object storage bugs when looping
    * @see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65629
    */
    $firstStorage = new SplObjectStorage();
    $secondStorage = new SplObjectStorage();
    // temporary storage
    $temporaryStorage = new SplObjectStorage();
    // range 0 - 9
    $range = range(0, 9);

    foreach (    $range as $id) {
    $object = new stdClass();
    $object->id = $id;
    $firstStorage->attach($object);
    $secondStorage->attach($object);
    }

    // direct detach inside loop
    foreach ($firstStorage as $storage) {
    // on common array it will detach all even in loop
    // but object storage still remain 1 object
    if ($storage->id < 5) {
    $firstStorage->detach($storage);
    }
    }

    // collect storage into temporary splObjectStorage
    foreach ($secondStorage as $storage) {
    // collect into temporary storage
    if ($storage->id < 5) {
    $temporaryStorage->attach($storage);
    }
    }
    // removeAll by temporary Storage
    $secondStorage->removeAll($temporaryStorage);

    var_dump(count($firstStorage)); // int(6)
    var_dump(count($secondStorage)); // int(5)
    ?>

    Example using while :
    <?php
    $firstStorage     = new SplObjectStorage();
    $secondStorage = new SplObjectStorage();
    // temporary storage
    $temporaryStorage = new SplObjectStorage();
    // range 0 - 9
    $range = range(0, 9);

    foreach (    $range as $id) {
    $object = new stdClass();
    $object->id = $id;
    $firstStorage->attach($object);
    $secondStorage->attach($object);
    }

    $firstStorage->rewind();
    while (    $firstStorage->valid() && ($current = $firstStorage->current())) {
    if (    $current->id < 5) {
    $firstStorage->detach($current);
    }
    // don't call next after detach
    $firstStorage->next();
    }

    $secondStorage->rewind();
    while (    $secondStorage->valid() && ($current = $secondStorage->current())) {
    // call next behavior before detach
    $secondStorage->next();
    if (    $current->id < 5) {
    $secondStorage->detach($current);
    }
    }

    var_dump(count($firstStorage)); // int(6)
    var_dump(count($secondStorage)); // int(5)
    ?>
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    Hayley Watson
    6 years ago
    No complaints from SplObjectStorage if you try to detach an object that isn't in the collection; it's a no-op.

    <?php

    $o     = new StdClass;
    $t = new StdClass;
    $s = new SplObjectStorage();
    $s->attach($o);
    var_dump(count($s));
    $s->detach($t); // Didn't attach this one.
    var_dump(count($s));

    ?>
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