Re: consistent PHP function names?

On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:44:45 -0500 Eugene Lee <list-php@fsck.net> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 09:10:16AM -0700, Raquel Rice wrote: > : > : On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:22:36 +1000 > : Justin French <justin@indent.com.au> wrote: > : > : > I posted a similar topic a few months back. I guess the > answer is: > that the collaborative nature of open source, and the > fact that: > PHP has grown from very humble beginnings has meant > that naming: > standards and conventions are a little lacking. > : > > : > It would've been nice if these issues were rectified in PHP5 > with : > deprecated aliases to the old names left in for backwards > > : > compatibility, but it'd be a HUGE job :) > : > : I suppose that if this really bothers someone, they could create > : their own aliases. > : > : function decodehtmlentities($string, $quote_style, $charset) { > : return html_entity_decode($string, $quote_style, $charset); > : } > > That's simply an additional function call, which slows things down > just a little more. But it's probably still faster than object > methods. :-) > > -- I didn't say that it was an efficient solution, only that it was a solution for someone who required certain "standards and conventions". -- Raquel ============================================================ It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. --Winston Churchill