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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PDO subclass names
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Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 22:47:59 +0930
To: Bilge <bilge@scriptfusion.com>, internals@lists.php.net
From: php-lists@koalephant.com (Stephen Reay)

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Sent from my iPhone

> On 23 Apr 2024, at 22:35, Bilge <bilge@scriptfusion.com> wrote:
> =EF=BB=BFOn 23/04/2024 10:25, Stephen Reay wrote:
>> The argument that "Client" is meaningless becomes pretty moot when you re=
alise that you can import a *namespace* and use it relatively, if you so wis=
h:
>> ```
>> import MyLib\HTTP;
>> $a =3D new HTTP\Client(...);
>> ```
>=20
> Hi Stephen,
>=20
> Granted, but I also believe the user can and should have the reasonable ex=
pectation that they can work comfortably (without conflicts or aliases) usin=
g leaf (class) names exclusively.
>=20
> Kind regards,
> Bilge

I'm sorry but I think you've missed the entire point of namespaces if you wa=
nt class names to all be universally unique without their namespace componen=
t.

The referenced RFC gives clear examples of how a class with a prefix would b=
e converted to a namespace and class.