Or have a user-definable classpath. But I think it's better not to call into PHP code.
Andi At 11:32 PM 6/10/2002 +0300, Andi Gutmans wrote: >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