Re: using $this-> implicitly inside same class

Hello php, Friday, February 24, 2006, 3:05:11 PM, you wrote: > Hi all. > I'm using php 5.1.2 compiled from source, with Apache 2.2.0 > and MySQL 5.0.18 on SuSE Linux 9.2 pro. > I really do not see the need to keep telling php I'm > refering to the properties and method of the class I'm > already in, when php 5 should be able to deduce this from > the context of the class I'm coding in. While we could do this we decided against this years ago for a good reason. It is faster the way we do it and the code is clearer and much easier toread. Also introducing this now would be a major BC break. > This would save ALOT of repetitive typing, and make the code > alot more concise. WOW, do your fingers hurt when typing "$this->" - wow 7 strokes. > this.use_implicit could default to FALSE, so it would not > interfere with current code compatibility. No chance for an ini option because that would make writing protable code impossible. [...] Best regards, Marcus