note 114106 added to language.oop5.autoload

Autoloaders & Namespaces: The effective namespace of an autoloaded file must match that of its original reference; just finding and loading the file isn't enough. (I know, seems obvious now, but...) My namespaces may serve as hints to locations within the file system, and I tried to be cute: If a class (file) wasn't found where it was expected, my autoloader also looked in an alternate location. This worked fine, except that the alternate's own qualified namespace was thus slightly different (reflecting where *it* lived). So although the desired class was ultimately loaded (name and all), the original caller's reference remained unsatisfied because of the namespace discrepancy (as it should, really), but it was subtle. Of course, this scheme works fine within the same namespace (explicit or not). And kudos to the autoload devs for anticipating what could have been an endless autoload loop. ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 107.200.173.164 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.autoload.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/114106 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114106/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114106/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114106/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114106/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114106/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114106/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/114106 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/114106 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php