Re: RFC: Traits for PHP

In case anyone is really excited about traits and traits don't make it in soon, I'll point out that something similar has been available in php for years. We've been implementing traits based on the fact that "$this" has a different meaning in php than in other languages. In php, "$this" is the most recent object context. So... it's easy to create a trait class and make calls to it from your non-trait class using "::" syntax. "->" calls within the trait class automatically go back to the non-trait class. This makes the purists shudder and they added a STRICT message for it. (If you're a purist please don't bother replying with how evil I am. I already know this makes your stomach turn.) It obviously isn't as clean as a well defined trait feature (or doing a re-architecture of your app to elimate the need), but if you need traits today, this may work for you. - Todd