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Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:50:49 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Allow objects in define()
From: nikita.ppv@gmail.com (Nikita Popov)

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On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 8:44 AM Claude Pache <claude.pache@gmail.com> wrote=
:

>
>
>
> Not sure about specific use cases, for me the important aspect here is to
> avoid arbitrary restrictions. For example, define() accepts resources, an=
d
> this is used for some core constants like STDIN, STDOUT, STDERR.
>
>
> Per the documentation [1], defining resource constants is supposed to
> =E2=80=9Ccause unpredictable behavio[u]r=E2=80=9D and is =E2=80=9Cnot rec=
ommended=E2=80=9D. Is this correct
> or just FUD?
>

Well, at least I'm not aware of any "unpredictable behavior" it could
cause. I wouldn't recommend it either -- but that's more because I would
recommend against most uses of define(), not so much resources in
particular.

Regards,
Nikita

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