Bug #17987 Updated: require() not permitted within class definition

ID: 17987 Updated by: david-work@robinson-au.net Reported By: david-work@robinson-au.net -Status: Bogus +Status: Open -Bug Type: Class/Object related +Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Windows 2000 PHP Version: 4.2.0 New Comment: The class definition is very long, and I want to break the class definition into multiple files. The first suggestion was to place the require() statement outside the class. This will not split the class definition into multiple files. The second suggestion was to place the require() statement inside the function. Unfortunately this will separate the function definition and the function body into two separate files. This will result in less readable code. Therefore I request that include() and require() statements be permitted inside a class definition, and between function definitions. This modification is the most appropriate place to split a long class definition, and will also improve the flexibility of the php scripting. Kind regards David Robinson Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-06-26 00:48:01] alan_k@php.net Sorry, but the bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php Thank you for your interest in PHP. thats designed behaviour = put the include outside the class or inside the function/methods. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-06-26 00:30:27] david-work@robinson-au.net Hello The include() and require() statements do not work within a class definition. This may be a parsing problem, or it may behave as designed. See below for an example script and the errors generated. I am running the precompiled binary downloaded from the php.net website. Many thanks David Robinson *** Example 1 <?PHP class test { function f1() { ... } include('file.php'); function f2() { ... } } ?> *** End Example 1 *** Error 1 Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_INCLUDE, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' ... *** End Error 1 *** Error 2 Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_REQUIRE, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' ... *** End Error 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=17987&edit=1