I want to make sure that object A and object B are instances of the same class. Also, I want to make sure that they are equal i.e. that every attribute is equal. Also, since I'm now used to always using === instead of == for such comparisons, I use === to make the comparison. I would think that == would perform an == comparison on every attribute, whereas === would perform an === comparison on every attribute.
Nope! Using === actually verifies that the A and B are in fact references to the same object in memory, just like the "is" operator in Python. Got me again, PHP! How do I do my === comparison? Manually, that's how!
Object equality is non-trivial matter and subjective. Java delegates the consideration of object equality to Object.equals(), intended to be implemented by yourself as required.
That PHP chooses not to try and provide a means of determining object equality is not a poor choice. Using the === operator to test whether two variables are references to the same object is then also not a poor choice.
I want to make sure that object A and object B are instances of the same class. Also, I want to make sure that they are equal i.e. that every attribute is equal. Also, since I'm now used to always using === instead of == for such comparisons, I use === to make the comparison. I would think that == would perform an == comparison on every attribute, whereas === would perform an === comparison on every attribute.
Nope! Using === actually verifies that the A and B are in fact references to the same object in memory, just like the "is" operator in Python. Got me again, PHP! How do I do my === comparison? Manually, that's how!