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ZoFem
ZoFem

Reputation: 309

CakePHP 3: object or array

In CakePHP 3 a find returns an object instead of an array. I know that you can convert the object into an array using toArray(). I'm trying to decide which is "better" to use. I know this can be seen as a subjective question, but I don't mind, I'm interested in your answers.

I read about object vs array, but can't really get a good answer out of what I googled and read. Person X says that using objects is better or faster, Person Y says using arrays is. So I thought I would ask here.

So while keeping CakePHP in mind, does it matter if you use the returned object or convert it into an array performance wise?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3737

Answers (1)

Zackary Murphy
Zackary Murphy

Reputation: 411

Performance wise, it depends. If you disable hydration as in https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/orm/query-builder.html#getting-arrays-instead-of-entities

Then any performance hit is negligible. However, if you perform the query then call toArray on the entities, that's a bit slower performance wise.

As far as which is better, that's largely dependent on your particular use-case. There are some cases where it's better to have an array, and some where the object may be preferred. Without context, which is better is unanswerable.

Upvotes: 3

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