type casting class

T.php

<?php

class T
{
    public static function __callStatic($name, $arguments)
    {
        if (isset($arguments[0])) {
            if ($name == 'int') {
                return (int) $arguments[0];
            } elseif ($name == 'string') {
                return (string) $arguments[0];
            } elseif ($name == 'array') {
                return (array) $arguments[0];
            } elseif ($name == 'object') {
                return (object) $arguments[0];
            } elseif ($name == 'float') {
                return (float) $arguments[0];
            } elseif ($name == 'bool') {
                return (bool) $arguments[0];
            }
        }
    }
}

$o = new stdClass;
$o->a = 2;

print_r( T::array($o));