Re: [VOTE] ::class feature to resolve namespaced class names to scalars
| From: | Stas Malyshev | Date: | Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:39:36 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [VOTE] ::class feature to resolve namespaced class names to scalars | ||
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Hi!
> Right now, you can access static properties and methods from a
> string/object by doing $var::$foo... I would assume that this works the
> same way. That way, you can take in a string class name, or an object,
> and get the class in one shot
$obj::class instead of
> get_class($obj)... Just for consistency...
I guess it can be made work if we do it right - e.g. via
ZEND_FETCH_CONSTANT. I'm not a big fan of inventing new syntax for
things that already exist and can be done with the same effort - but
technically it should be possible.
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