ID: 34502
Comment by: spidgorny at gmail dot com
Reported By: goat at daholygoat dot com
Status: Open
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: Linux
PHP Version: 5.0.5
New Comment:
Here's the ugly trick how to do object instantiation and chaining in
one line:
$view->loginForm = end($_ = array(
$l = new Login(),
$l->render()->chain()->everything()->you()->like()
));
$_ and $l are two unnecessary variables. I told you - it's ugly.
Anybody can make it better?
Any ETA for implementing it in PHP directly?
Hello visitor. Please vote.
Previous Comments:
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[2005-09-16 10:00:51] goat at daholygoat dot com
@Johannes:
I don't really get your interpretion of the problem. A() is of course
the constructor (A() in A). The constructor returns an object of type A.
returnStr() is a method of A, so when calling returnStr() on a new A(),
it should invoke returnStr() on a new object of A. For example, in Java
it's fine to do this:
System.out.println(new Object().toString());
Which makes sense because when you _can_ do method chaining (which you
can in PHP5), there are many times where you just want to call one chain
on a new object, instead of seperately instantiating the class.
So I have to go with Derick pointing out it's simply not supported
right now.
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[2005-09-14 23:25:33] johan...@php.net
By reading the code I'd expect that A is some function
returning an object. returnStr() being a method of that
object returning a class name used for new. (Somehow a
combination of "new $a;" and a simple
"function_call()->methodCallOnReturnedObject()" which is
possible since PHP 5) I would like some syntax like this,
too - but thinking about it I see too much confusion and
didn't find a nice solution which is clear when reading
code.
I set this to bogus since I think it's too much confusion,
but if you have a nice and clear syntax feel free to
re-open it - I'd be happy, but don't see how this is
possible without logic conflicts :-)
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[2005-09-14 21:26:50] der...@php.net
I think this is simply not supported right now, so marking as a Feature
Request
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[2005-09-14 21:14:57] goat at daholygoat dot com
Description:
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When doing method chaining on a constructor (without seperately
instantiating the object first), a parse error occurs.
Reproduce code:
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class A
{
private $str;
function A($str)
{
$this->str = $str;
}
function returnStr()
{
return $str;
}
}
echo new A("hello")->returnStr();
Expected result:
----------------
The reference to an object of A created with A's constructor would
allow me to call returnStr() on it.
Actual result:
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I'm getting a parse error.
PHP Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR, expecting
',' or ';'
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