Converting between object types?

[Imminent]

Is there a method to convert an instance of an object to another class?

e.g.

class SimpleObject {}
class AdvancedObject {

    public function AdvancedMethod()
    {

    }

}

$object1 = new SimpleObject();

// cast
$object1 = (AdvancedObject) $object1;

echo $object1->AdvancedMethod(); 

[csjc2662]

Well PHP doesn't support operator overloading so you would have to write a special member function to convert the types(objects)

ie

class SimpleObject {
    
    private $example_value;
   
   function AdvancedObjectCast($obj)
         {
         $this->example_value = $obj->corresponding_value;
         // I believe this can also be assigned the object itself
         }

}
class AdvancedObject {

    public $corresponding_value;
  // to allow this to be a private value you would have to create a member function that returns the value and reference that above...  

    public function AdvancedMethod()
    {

    }

}

$object1 = new SimpleObject();

// cast
$object1 = AdvancedObjectCast($object1);

echo $object1->AdvancedMethod(); 

I know this can be abstracted more but that is the basic idea.

[stereofrog]

Is there a method to convert an instance of an object to another class?

Yes, there are some methods, or, rather, dirty hacks, but that's a "you shouldn't want it" type of thing in the first place. Tell us more about your problem, perhaps we can find a more straightforward solution.