Hello,

  I as a userland library author, would appreciate namespaces quite a
  bit.  Here is an idea:

  namespace1..class()

  $x = new MyApp..MemberOrder();
  

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Saturday, November 26, 2005, 3:52:35 PM, you wrote:

GB> Hi all,

GB> I have only one caveat with the \ separator, which is that it is a
GB> little bit too similar to division with /, and can result in some
GB> confusing code like:

GB> <?php
GB> namespace name1 {
GB>     class name2{}
GB> }
GB> define('name1', 1);
GB> define('name2', 2);

GB> $a = new name1\name2;
GB> $b = name1/name2;
?>>

GB> The same issue exists with all colon based separators (that sounds bad
GB> when read the wrong way...) because of the ternary operator, and :: with
GB> static classes/methods.

GB> <?php
GB> namespace name1 {
GB>     class name2{}
GB> }
GB> define('name1', 1);
GB> define('name2', 2);
GB> // this may be a parse error with the current namespace patch,
GB> // but need not be if we use ->
GB> class name1
GB> {
GB>     const name2 = 1;
GB> }

GB> $a = new name1:::name2;
GB> $b = name1::name2; // do you see the difference?  I get confused
?>>

GB> What about using the T_OBJECT_OPERATOR?  This is a parse error in
GB> existing versions, and also implies some separation.

GB> <?php
GB> namespace name1 {
GB>     class name2{}
GB> }
GB> define('name1', 1);
GB> define('name2', 2);
GB> // this may be a parse error with the current namespace patch,
GB> // but need not be if we use ->
GB> class name1
GB> {
GB>     const name2 = 1;
GB> }

$a = new name1->>name2;
GB> $b = name1::name2;
?>>

GB> I also proposed on IRC using \\ as this is similar to netware driver
GB> separators:

GB> <?php
GB> define('name1', 1);
GB> define('name2', 2);

GB> $a = new name1\\name2;
GB> $b = name1/name2;
?>>

GB> However, I know Andrei hated this :).  I very much prefer the use of ->,
GB> as this has the same advantage as :: of "rhyming" with current syntax.

GB> Greg

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