Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54417&edit=1
ID: 54417
Comment by: aigors at inbox dot lv
Reported by: webseiten dot designer at googlemail dot com
Summary: Add string casting support for class/interface names
Status: Open
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Class/Object related
Operating System: N/A
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
I find this idea very good in cases when you want to find all usages of the
class
over all project inside your IDE. When using class name as hardcoded string
this
isn't possible.
Also in PHP 5.3 possible workaround for this missing feature is to create
method
"static function __CLASS__() {return get_called_class();}" in all base classes
which is extended by other classes. Sure it doesn't help for the interfaces.
Previous Comments:
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[2011-03-29 17:32:08] webseiten dot designer at googlemail dot com
Description:
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Please add a way to get the fully qualified class or interface name without the
need to create an object. While it is possible to declare a static variable in
classes as a workaround, this will not work with interfaces, as you can't
declare members inside them. A common trick I've seen is to use a constant:
namespace Foo\Bar;
interface A {
const __NAME = __CLASS__;
}
factory(Bar\A::__NAME); // calls factory with '\Foo\Bar\A'
Though this won't work with inheritance. The magic __NAMESPACE__ constant is
also no help when importing namespaces. I propose to use the __CLASS__ keyword
to implement such a feature, as it is not allowed to have a class constant of
this name:
namespace Foo\Bar {
interface A {}
}
namespace Orange\Banana {
use Foo\Bar;
echo Bar\A::__CLASS__; // should print "Foo\Bar\A"
}
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