Question

I was working in php java bridge and came across this problem.
The below is the code

 $payID     =  $epaymentpipe->getPaymentId();

 echo $payID;

the expected value is printed e.g., 5323423123

but when i pass the same variable in header like below, the object id is passing in payID.

header("location: URL?PaymentID=".$payID);

it is passing like http://URL?PaymentID=Object id #53

I Need to know whats happening here. When the variable is echoed its printing correctly but when i use the variable the object id is passing.

Answer 1

header("location: URL?PaymentID=".$payID);

Use

header("location: URL?PaymentID=".((string)$payID));

and report this bug to the PHP developers.

The . operator should convert its arguments to a string using $object->__toString().

Note that this has been fixed in PHP 5.3 and above!