Re: PEAR_Autoloader

The aggregate functions are no more (in PHP 5): http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=phpdoc&m=105678544210196&w=2 See also the thread that starts here: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev&m=105659237905014&w=2 Basically the runtime aggregation is superseded by interfaces. Even though I liked the idea (and wrote the docs for the Andrei's aggregate functions), they felt a little kludgy but potentially very powerful (and confusing if not used well). Interfaces would be a better choice, easy to wrap one's mind around that rather than an undetermined dynamic binding. --- Alan Knowles <alan@akbkhome.com> wrote: > http://www.php.net/aggregate > > but I've no idea what the status is in PHP5 (I heard that it needed > fixing at one point..) > > Regards > Alan > > LingWitt@insightbb.com wrote: > > > Which PHP 5 extension does this? > > > > On Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003, at 02:01 America/New_York, Alan Knowles wrote: > > > >> LingWitt@insightbb.com wrote: > >> > >>> The Autoloader.php file requires the overload extension, which is > >>> not applicable in PHP 5. My own classes use the PEAR_Autoloader > >>> class, and thus I still need it unless I rewrite it. I have found > >>> that by removing all references to the overload extension and by > >>> modifying the __call() method to __call($method, $args), the code > >>> works perfectly with PHP 5. I don't know how to submit patches or > >>> the like, so I'm blatantly telling you my findings. Tell me what you > >>> think. > >> > >> > >> Never looked at the Autoloader.. - but it appears to do most of what > >> the aggregate extension does (along what appears to be a broken > >> autoloader feature) > >> > >> I could see a number of flaws with it.. (apart from the fact it would > >> make code v.difficult to read) > >> - addAggregateObject($classname) .. - using a preg_replace and puts > >> in '_' for file sperators to include filenames..?? > >> > >> Is it actually used anywhere? - It seems a little obtuse (it's called > >> an autoloader where as it really is an aggregator with some limited > >> loading ability...) > >> > >> perhaps it could be renamed to PEAR_Autoload, and just provide the > >> ability to autoload classes.. and leave the aggregation upto the PHP > >> extension in PHP5???? (does that actually work yet?) > >> > >> Regards > >> alan > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Can you help out? > >> Need Consulting Services or Know of a Job? > >> http://www.akbkhome.com > >> > > > > -- > PEAR Development Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > ===== -- Jesus M. Castagnetto (jcastagnetto@yahoo.com) Research: http://metallo.scripps.edu/ Personal: http://www.castagnetto.org/ PEAR stuff: http://pear.php.net/user/jmcastagnetto __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/