RE: [PHP4BETA] A quick clarification question about PHP4...

At 16:38 24/08/99 , Jim Brain wrote:

This goes to show that if you try to save a few letters when asking a question, you lose.... After reading the answers, and rereading the compatibility list, I realized that you all are talking about static variables, which I never use... (Sorry, but haven't found a real reason to...) However, I do use class member initializers all the time, I think....

It's compiled and executed by the same code, so it's identical. You can't initialize class members with expressions that can only be evaluated in runtime (for example, values of variables). Zend must be able to resolve their values at compile time. Zeev -- Zeev Suraski <zeev@zend.com> http://www.zend.com/ For a PGP public key, finger bourbon@netvision.net.il