myclabs/php-enum

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A small PHP library providing an Enum base class, inspired by SplEnum, for PHP versions lacking native enums. It lets developers define enumerable constants as typed objects usable as parameter/return types with helper methods like from(), values(), and equals().

Use cases

• use enums as parameter and return types in PHP
• get a list of all possible enum values
• compare enum instances for equality
• create enum instances from dynamic values
• add methods to enum types

When to choose

• you are on PHP < 8.1 and need enum-like typed constants
• you want SplEnum behavior without installing a C extension
• you need enums with methods and type-hintable instances

When to avoid

• you are on PHP 8.1+ where native enums are built in
• you only need simple class constants
• you need a heavily developed actively evolving library

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

type-system serialization programming-languages developer-tools php enum spl-enum value-objects composer-package

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