Re: Fw: [php-gtk-cvs] cvs: php-gtk / CODING_STANDARDS

We have PHP5, so we should use it, IMHO. There is no reason to be backwards compatible as the same code wouldn't run in PHP4 anyway. If your writing a class and have constants related to the class, then they belong inside the class. If instead your making a constant which isn't related to a class, then global constants are fine. To word another way no MYCLASS_* only MyClass::* but BLAHBLAHBLAH is allowed. -Jeremy On 10/26/05, Steph Fox <steph@zend.com> wrote: > > That's consistent with PHP-GTK 2's approach to GTK+, but not to PHP... > > Anyone else have any strong feelings about this (hands up - I don't). > > - Steph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Mattocks" <scott@crisscott.com> > To: "PHP-GTK dev" <php-gtk-dev@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 4:59 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP-GTK-DEV] Fw: [php-gtk-cvs] cvs: php-gtk / > CODING_STANDARDS > > > > The only thing that I would change is the part about user defined global > > constants: > > > > For other constants in the global namespace (that is, constants in > > your PHP code), stay with the PEAR format: MYCLASS_CONSTANT_NAME. > > > > The PEAR CS has to be backward compatible for PHP 4. That is why they > > require MYCLASS_*. Since we don't have to worry about PHP 4 any more, I > > think we should divert from PEAR a little here. Consistency would be > > better in my opinion. How about this: > > > > User defined classes should not declare constants in the global > > namespace. All user defined classes should declare constants in the > > class namespace. For example: MyClass::SOME_CONSTANT instead of > > MYCLASS_SOME_CONSTANT. > > > > Scott > > > > Steph Fox wrote: > > > OK guys, tear it apart :) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Steph Fox" <sfox@php.net> > > > To: <php-gtk-cvs@lists.php.net> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 2:14 PM > > > Subject: [php-gtk-cvs] cvs: php-gtk / CODING_STANDARDS > > > > > > > > >> sfox Wed Oct 26 09:14:32 2005 EDT > > >> > > >> Added files: > > >> /php-gtk CODING_STANDARDS > > >> Log: > > >> Initial commit of coding standards file. > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> PHP-GTK CVS Mailing List (http://gtk.php.net/) > > >> To unsubscribe, visit: > > >> http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > >> > > > > > > > -- > > Scott Mattocks > > scott@crisscott.com > > http://www.crisscott.com > > http://pear.php.net/user/scottmattocks > > > > -- > > PHP-GTK Development Mailing List (http://gtk.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > PHP-GTK Development Mailing List (http://gtk.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- --------------------------- Jeremy Johnstone http://www.jeremyjohnstone.com jsjohnst@php.net