Re: multiple use

On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 7:43 PM, Stanislav Malyshev <stas@zend.com> wrote: > Hi! > >> use FooBar::In::Some::NameSpace as foo, >> SomeOther::Cool:Massive::awesome::space as bar, And::other:namespace >> as foobar; >> vs >> use FooBar::In::Some::NameSpace as foo; >> use SomeOther::Cool:Massive::awesome::space as bar; >> use And::other:namespace as foobar; > > Well, with (im)proper formatting many things can be unreadable, but > use FooBar::In::Some::NameSpace as foo, > SomeOther::Cool:Massive::awesome::space as bar, > And::other:namespace as foobar; > > doesn't seem unreadable at all to me. Repeating "use" is just clutter which > doesn't add anything. And btw not all names are that long - when I actually > used namespaces in the code, I found that it'd be much easier if I could > chain declarations. Just as it is easier to do $a = array(1,2,3) and not $a > = array(); $a[0] = 1; $a[1] = 2; $a[2] = 3; I don't know what else I can say. You asked if someone had objections and I replied stating my personal opinion that I find explicit use statements in multiple lines more readable. I don't really see the point in dropping three characters if you are going to indent it just the same anyway, doesn't even safe you a single keystroke.. -Hannes