Req #52504 [Com]: Support relative namespaces

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52504&edit=1 ID: 52504 Comment by: robert at interjinn dot com Reported by: robert dot de dot wilde at online dot nl Summary: Support relative namespaces Status: Not a bug Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Class/Object related Operating System: Any PHP Version: 5.3.3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I'd really like to see parent relative path support also. It would be much more readable than all these absolute namespace paths or a use at the top for a single instance. We're all used to filesystem paths, reading ..\ takes minimal brainpower and I'd argue makes the code MORE readable. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-11-12 07:33:34] slegersjohn at gmail dot com johannes@php.net said : "Adding support for the ..\..\Foo\Bar notation quickly requires quite some brain power to read the code" Seriously? I'm, it not only reads to MORE readable code, but it makes your code a hell of a lot more maintainable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-11-11 09:34:21] andy at andyburton dot co dot uk Agree this would be a nice addition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-10-05 17:16:38] dodonnell at gmail dot com Agreed that in my opinion ..\ does not require more brainpower. I think the syntax is pretty self-explanatory to pretty much any one who knows some basic programming and, more importantly, prevents having to use a lot of absolute namespacing that is sensitive to structural changes in a project. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-11-05 18:50:47] mtdowling at gmail dot com This feature request would allow libraries to be written in a way that they can be vendored inside of other libraries without having to modify the library being vendored. Other languages, e.g., Python, allow this type of relative namespace traversal. I don't agree that it would be hard to read or require "more brain power". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-03-19 12:01:32] vitaly dot mukhin at gmail dot com Two cases: namespace Language\Programming\Scripting; { class Php extends ..\Scripting {} } VS namespace Language\Programming\Scripting; { class Php extends \Language\Programming\Scripting {} } This example, I suppose, covers a huge percentage of class extendings. And, as you can see, first variant is much more easier and convenient in using. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52504 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52504&edit=1