Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #4612 Updated: Too much of $this

At 03:31 PM 5/26/00 +0000, Bug Database wrote:

ID: 4612 User Update by: Jim.Moores@quickstone.com Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Description: Too much of $this There are several options: <snip>

Hi Jim, One option that was not mentioned was creating a $local-> identifier prefix. This way, we could dispense with the $this-> identifier prefix. Any non-prefixed identifiers within class functions could then be assumed to be class variables. (wink, wink) (nudge, nudge) Just kidding Jim - I find that typing $this-> is not really a problem. While I do agree that there could be a shorter or more convenient way to identify class variables and members, the current solution is simple, easy-to-understand and very readable. One of the great strengths of PHP is that it is so darn easy to read - especially when compared to languages that have adopted strategies similar to the ones that you propose. (Perl, C++, etc..) Just my 2 cents. Zak Greant