CodeIgniter: Returning data as an object vs array

Question

There are functions to return your data as an object:

$query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); if ($query->num_rows() > 0) { foreach ($query->result() as $row) { echo $row->title; echo $row->name; echo $row->body; } } 

Or an array:

 $query = $this->db->query("YOUR QUERY"); foreach ($query->result_array() as $row) { echo $row['title']; echo $row['name']; echo $row['body']; } 

I always returned my data as arrays, but when does it happen that returning an “object” is preferable?

Answer 1

PERFORMANCE. an array is better than an object.

http://www.spearheadsoftwares.com/tutorials/php-performance-benchmarking/50-mysql-fetch-assoc-vs-mysql-fetch-array-vs-mysql-fetch-object