Req #46949 [Opn->Csd]: New "property" keyword token

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46949&edit=1 ID: 46949 Updated by: rasmus@php.net Reported by: fatih at tullab dot com Summary: New "property" keyword token -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: Windows+Linux PHP Version: 5.3.0alpha3 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: rasmus Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Seems to me that __get/__set accomplishes the same thing. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-12-29 20:33:38] zyss at mail dot zp dot ua Agree, much more convenient. Delphi rules :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-12-26 23:29:23] fatih at tullab dot com Description: ------------ Hi, It is hard to write and read this getter and setter codes: private $_aProperty = ""; public getAProperty(){ return $this->_aProperty; } public setAProperty($value){ $this->_aProperty = $value; } And if we want to use this getter and setter, we will write like this: $value = $anObject->getAProperty(); $anObject->setAProperty("something"); It is hard to read and confusing because of "set" and "get" prefixes. But if we have a "property" keyword, we can use same name without "get" and "set" prefixes. class AClass { private $_name; protected getName(){ return $this->_name; } protected setName($value){ $this->_name = $value } /*****/ public property Name get getName set setName; /*****/ } anObject = new AClass(); anObject->Name = "something"; //triggering setName function. echo anObject->Name; //triggering getName function. Regards.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46949&edit=1