CVS update: php3/doc/chapters

Date: Monday September 7, 1998 @ 7:58 Author: cslawi Update of /repository/php3/doc/chapters In directory asf:/u2/tmp/cvs-serv14520/chapters Modified Files: lang-const.sgml Log Message: Added register_shutdown_function; moved leak() into alphabetic order Index: php3/doc/chapters/lang-const.sgml diff -c php3/doc/chapters/lang-const.sgml:1.22 php3/doc/chapters/lang-const.sgml:1.23 *** php3/doc/chapters/lang-const.sgml:1.22 Sun Aug 9 07:40:16 1998 --- php3/doc/chapters/lang-const.sgml Mon Sep 7 07:58:13 1998 *************** *** 773,781 **** The OLD_FUNCTION statement allows you to declare a function using a syntax identical to PHP/FI2 (except you must replace 'function' with 'old_function'. ! <para> This is a deprecated feature, and should only be used by the PHP/FI2->PHP3 convertor. </sect1> <sect1 id="keyword.class"> --- 773,789 ---- The OLD_FUNCTION statement allows you to declare a function using a syntax identical to PHP/FI2 (except you must replace 'function' with 'old_function'. ! <simpara> This is a deprecated feature, and should only be used by the PHP/FI2->PHP3 convertor. + <simpara> + Functions declared as OLD_FUNCTION cannot be called from PHP's + internal code. Among other things, this means you can't use them + in functions such as <function>usort</function>, + <function>array_walk</function>, and + <function>register_shutdown_function</function>. You can get + around this limitation by writing a wrapper function (in normal + PHP3 form) to call the OLD_FUNCTION. </sect1> <sect1 id="keyword.class"> -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/ To unsubscribe send an empty message to php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For help: php-dev-help@lists.php.net