Re: RE: [ZEND-ENGINE-CVS] cvs: ZendEngine2(PHP_5_2) / zend_compile.c

On 20/10/06, Edin Kadribasic <edink@emini.dk> wrote:

Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote: Ilia Alshanetsky wrote:

It is working code, its far from perfect given that it makes little programatic sense and does break all known OO conventions.

Being allowed to break these "known OO conventions" is a major feature, which has established PHP as a rapid prototyping language. Having some tool to tell users that they are breaking these conventions is a good idea however. Let me translate it to you Lukas: "Known OO conventions" -> how Java people do it "Its supposed to work that way" -> it works like that in Java

Those coming to PHP from say Java / Delphi / C++ (I only know about Delphi), would expect PHP to operate in similar ways in terms of the structure and definition of objects. Sure the syntax is different but it can do it in Java/Delphi/C++, why not in PHP. And if not in JDC then why in PHP? With respect to abstract static method, it DOESN'T make sense as I know that an abstract method cannot be called directly as it has to be defined in a subclass. So the static keyword and the function itself are redundant. I think being reported as E_STRICT is fine. It helps you fix your code! -- ----- Richard Quadling Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&amp;r=213474731 "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!"