I'd prefer not having a handler for autoloader. I'd prefer having the Engine look for ClassName.php in the default include_path and if it doesn't exist die... (i.e. not call any user-definable PHP function).
Andi At 11:33 AM 6/10/2002 +0200, phpsurf wrote: >this patch would be really great ! > >I can remember it has been discussed a lot on the ZE2 mailing list about the >'import' feature. >some people (and I was) would have apreciated another name because this name >was already used in many PHP frameworks to implement a function that loads >classes. > >As far as I followed this thread, the agreement was that the import keyword >can be used fine for namespaces if a autoload statement was patched to the >engine ... so everyone would be happy ! :) > >I guess your patch gives some function like this one : >set_classautoload_handler("myAutoLoader"); > >and then, one can implement a function like this: >myAutoLoader($className) { > if (!class_exists($className)) { > include("class/".str_replace("_", "/", $className).".php"); > } >} > >I'm sure many programmers would apreciate such a feature. >Especially as it whould have no BC issue at all ! > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ivan Ristic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: dimanche 9 juin 2002 22:46 > > To: Zeev Suraski > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] REPOST: Class Autoloading [PATCH] > > > > > > > I believe this has been discussed in the past and not ack'd, > > please read > > > the php-dev archives... > > > > I tried and I tried but I couldn't find a discussion on anything > > similar on the mailing list. > > > > The code I sent is *already* in use, and has been in > > use for some time now. Take a look at this message from > > November 2001: > > > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=100687224711738&w=2 > > > > I didn't introduce anything new, so if it was OK then it should be > > OK now. Also, the code cannot affect the people that are not using > > the feature so I do not think that there will be any kind of impact > > on the existing user base. > > > > This feature makes it possible to have one class per file and not > > to worry about inclusion at all. It becomes especially useful when > > used together with products such as Zend Accelerator, where files > > are cached (and you do not have to worry about a large number of > > small files). > > > > -- > > Ivan Ristic, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [ Weblog on PHP, Software development, Intranets, > > and Knowledge Management: http://www.webkreator.com ] > > > > > > -- > > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > >______________________________________________________________________________ >ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! >vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... >http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif > > > >-- >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php