Re: Enforce a constant in a class.

2010/1/22 Darren Karstens <darrenkarstens@googlemail.com>: > One way to do it would be to use getter functions in your interface > that return the value of the constant (or a member variable) in your > implemented class. For example: > > interface SetKillSwitch { >       public function getKillSwitchNotes(); > } > > Then in your class implement your getKillSwitchNotes function: > > class KilledClass implements SetKillSwitch { >       const KILL_SWITCH_NOTES = 'Some notes'; > >      public function getKillSwitchNotes() >      { >          return SetKillSwitch::KILL_SWITCH_NOTES; >      } > } > The killswitch is something I want to tag to a class (KILL_SWITCH_SET) The class itself will have to be documented as to why it has been killed off (KILLED_ON and KILL_SWITCH_NOTES). -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html EE4Free : http://www.experts-exchange.com/becomeAnExpert.jsp Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling