Req #62257 [Opn->Fbk]: Allow variables in class create

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62257&edit=1 ID: 62257 Updated by: danack@php.net Reported by: valentiny510 at yahoo dot es Summary: Allow variables in class create -Status: Open +Status: Feedback Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Class/Object related Operating System: XP PHP Version: 5.4.3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Hi, it's not clear what you're asking for. The feature request in the original question doesn't appear to be the same as the feature request in the comment. Please can you clarify either here, or even better on the PHP internals email list where an RFC could be opened. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-10-26 19:41:42] dagguh at gmail dot com Absolutely disagreed. Downvoting this abomination. Leave creating anonymous classes to mock frameworks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-13 19:47:54] valentiny510 at yahoo dot es With the short names was just an example. Imagine one autoload function where you can create classes on the fly: (pseudofunction) function autoload( $class ) { if ( isset (array($class))) include/require $class elseif (file_exists($class)) include $class else class $class { function __get( $what ){ return $what 'to be / not to be' } } } and I can put here more than 10-20 quick examples... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-08 23:37:27] nikic@php.net If you want to shorten long names make use of the namespacing support introduced in 5.3. Simply write use SomeVery\VeryLong\NameAndMore as ShortName; and you're done. You can also do this programmatically using class_alias(). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-08 01:20:34] valentiny510 at yahoo dot es P.S. Not only for long names.. but also for autoloading/extending multiple classes.. now I let you to imaginate.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-06-08 01:08:33] valentiny510 at yahoo dot es Description: ------------ I think may be very useful sometimes allowing the use of variables when create some class like this: $class = 'test'; class $class { } Sometimes when working with some cms/framework etc.. they have a_very_very_very_long_name_for some_classes and will be more easy (depends of situation) to have an array with shorten name. Ex: $short_names = array ( 'short1' => 'a_very_long_name_of_some_class', 'short2' => 'another_very_long_name'); foreach ($short_names as $short => $long) class $short extends $long { } /*endforeach*/; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=62257&edit=1