Re: using $this-> implicitly inside same class

> > > I was thinking of something more like this: > > <?php > > class Connection { > declare (implicit_this_properties) { > // use $this-> implicitly within this class only > ini_set('this.use_implicit', ON); > > protected $link; > private $server, $username, $password, $db; } > > public function __construct($server_p, $username_p, $password_p, $db_p) > { $key = 'server'; ${$key} = $server_ip > $server = $server_p; now which is the $server? $this->server or local scope $server? is they any side effect this "feature" make? > $username = $username_p; > $password = $password_p; > $db = $db_p; > connect(); > } > good idea but it's already proposed and rejected because php groups don't like to make things complex.