Re: [RFC] Change Directory class to behave like an opaque object

On 16.09.2024 at 18:31, Derick Rethans wrote: > On Sat, 14 Sep 2024, Gina P. Banyard wrote: > >> I came across the Directory class while doing some code exploration of >> ext/standard. This class is effectively an opaque object for Directory >> resources, however it doesn't behave like one, as it has existed since >> PHP 4. >> >> As such, I am proposing an RFC to turn this class into an opaque >> object. >> >> RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/directory-opaque-object > > I see you want to make "new Directory" not work - but wouldn't it make > more sense if that was the *prefered* way instead of using dir() ? I also thought this at first, but if Directory will replace Dir handle resources in PHP next, it might not make too much sense, since I presume that dir() is rarely used compared to opendir(), and I think we need to keep opendir() and friends for a long time, anyway. Christoph