note 27621 added to ref.classobj

Using the good old eval() function, it is possible to dynamically create classes. I found this very useful because I could generate a class dynamically based on the structure of an XML document. For example: $classString = 'class someClass { var $someVar = "someValue"; }'; eval($classString); $someObject = new someClass; echo $someObject->someVar; This will print "someValue" as expected. This very simple example is pointless, as it would be easier to just create the class in the normal way, but here is where it gets interesting: $varString = ""; for ($i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++) { $varString .= "var \$var$i = $i; "; } $classString = "class someClass { $varString }"; eval($classString); $someObject = new someClass; echo $someObject->var1; echo $someObject->var2; echo $someObject->var3; This prints 1 2 3. Cool huh? Now it just so happens that its possible to declare classes within functions, so its actually possible to make a function that will create a class on the parameters you supply to it. Now try doing THAT in ASP!!! -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.classobj.php http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+27621 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+27621 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+27621