Re: Ques: Conflicting functions in two include files.
| From: | Chris Shiflett | Date: | Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:10:23 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Ques: Conflicting functions in two include files. | ||
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--- Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote:
> IMHO encapsulating functions in objects provides decent namespacing
> functionality. I can't really see a large need beyond what classes
> provide. True that then there's still an issue with class names, but
> that's less frequent a collision.
I think most people agree with you (this is PEAR's approach, after all),
but I have never been a fan of using classes solely for the purpose of
solving potential collision problems. Namespaces are one of the very few
things that I find myself wanting in PHP.
Chris
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