Re: Object method as handler functions in PHP4/Zend
| From: | Andrey Zmievski | Date: | Tue, 29 Jun 1999 13:39:34 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Object method as handler functions in PHP4/Zend | ||
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Manuel Lemos wrote:
> Unfortunately, some core PHP functions take names of global functions
> parameters for callback handlers. I say unfortunately because sometimes I
> need to have a callback function to call a method of a given object, and
since
> currently there is no way to specify a object method as call back handler
> function, I have to use a global stub function.
>
> This is not good because I need have access to context that is provided by
> the object, so I have resort to global variables. For those that question
> it, global variables are not bad just because a programming teached said
> so, but because:
Good call, Manuel. This is exactly the kind of functionality I also wished
we had in PHP.
-Andrey
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