Re: Handles for multiple output buffers?

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 00:11:09 -0400, jtl_phpdotnet@spamex.com <jtl_phpdotnet@spamex.com> wrote: > Again, the internals list sent me to this forum for help. > > In trying to create a series of parsers in PHP, using only PHP core and no non-standard > add-ons, I find myself emulating multiple character streams in a class that wraps the output buffer. > Every time I open a new stream, I first save the current contents of the output buffer and then > reset the stream. When the stream is closed, I then restore the output buffer to what it was > before. > > I'd like more conventional 3GL behavior, where I am permitted multiple buffered streams > via handles or stream objects. I see no way to do this with PHP as it stands. I also don't > see anyway to emulate this without worsening the problem by creating a profusion of strings. > > I'm mostly able to work around the performance inefficiences of this wrapper-class > approach by making the application smart about when to use a new stream. But I'd rather have > native support. > > When can I expect to see this kind of conventional stream behavior in PHP? Are there any > workaround I can use in the meantime? > Why are you looking for such low level functionality in what is essentially a scripting language? If you're this worried about speed, you should probably be writing this in C. Or make an extension to PHP. I know that you say "no non-standard extensions", but if you can't have an extension, you're not likely to have any major speed increases. > Thanks for your help! > > ~joe > > P.S. Again, because this listserv sends emails to me as if they originated from the person who > made the post, and because I'm now guarding my email address through spamex.com, I find that I > am unable to respond directly to this thread. My responses will likely appear in new a thread. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > !DSPAM:410f0edb54011976710829! > > -- DB_DataObject_FormBuilder - The database at your fingertips http://pear.php.net/package/DB_DataObject_FormBuilder paperCrane --Justin Patrin--