Re: reference caller object

From: Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:02:41 +0000
Subject: Re: reference caller object
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2009/9/18 Ford, Mike <M.Ford@leedsmet.ac.uk>: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Richard Quadling [mailto:rquadling@googlemail.com] >> Sent: 18 September 2009 10:43 > >> >> Considering we have func_get_args(), maybe func_get_caller() would >> be >> a nice fit. >> >> I don't like the idea of a constant (CALLER) which changes value as >> you move around the code. Quite obviously, it isn't constant! > > Well, that sounds like a pretty good definition of a "magic" constant, so maybe > __CALLER__ might be appropriate as well? > > Cheers! > > Mike >  -- > Mike Ford, > Electronic Information Developer, Libraries and Learning Innovation, > Leeds Metropolitan University, C507, Civic Quarter Campus, > Woodhouse Lane, LEEDS,  LS1 3HE,  United Kingdom > Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk > Tel: +44 113 812 4730 > > > > > > To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to > http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm > Ah yes, those "magic" constants ... __CALLER__ would certainly be a good idea. -- ----- Richard Quadling "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!" EE : http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_248814.html Zend Certified Engineer : http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731 ZOPA : http://uk.zopa.com/member/RQuadling

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