RE: [PHP-DEV] Re: cvs: php-src /ext/spl php_spl.c

> > I'd say that all extensions should really follow the 1 prefix > per ext for anything that ends up in the global namespace > (classes, functions. > constants ..) rule. Just as we did in the past with new > procudural extensions. > > This has the advantage of: > - limiting the number of namespace clashes with user code > - makes it clear what extensions may/are colliding and what > steps need to be taken to fix the situation > I'd prefered explicit importing of classes. <?php spl_import('File'); ?> To bring in the File class (and any dependancies) into the global namespace, at run time. Jared