Doc #52882 [Opn->Wfx]: Please define object

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52882&edit=1 ID: 52882 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: jeremybotto at gmail dot com Summary: Please define object -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem Operating System: Firefox PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N New Comment: The manual also doesn't define what a variable is, nor what a type is, nor what a function is. While the manual's pretty accessible to new programmers, I don't think it's the job of the PHP manual to act as an introduction to people who are completely new to programming concepts; I honestly think we're better off leaving that to authors who aim specifically at and write well for that group of people. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-09-18 17:35:24] jeremybotto at gmail dot com Description: ------------ At the objects page, 'object' is not defined. It isn't defined in the chapter on objects and classes, either. For presentation purposes and clarity, it should be defined. I tried pasting the below into "expected results", but it did not show up in the preview: This is my favorite definition: In computer science, an object type (a.k.a. wrapping object) is a datatype which is used in object-oriented programming to wrap a non-object type to make it look like a dynamic object. In other words, an 'object' is a 'variable' made from a 'non-variable'. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52882&edit=1