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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Add Directive to Make All Namespaced Function
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Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 14:31:51 -0400
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From: lists@ageofdream.com (Nick Lockheart)


> >=20
> > =E2=80=9CShould there be some way for developers to signal to the parse=
r at
> > compile time that all unqualified function names found in a
> > namespace
> > context are global, without a namespace lookup?=E2=80=9D
> >=20
> > Yes: We should do this, let's discuss syntax possibilities.
> >=20
> > No: This should not be a feature at all.
> >=20
> > Thank you for your consideration.
>=20
> Hi Nick
>=20
> I'm not sure how I feel about adding an additional signaling / syntax
> system
> to signal the parser to change the behaviour of function lookup.
> It means people have to take into account that a fundamental
> behaviour can be changed.
> PHP is already hard to use IMHO because of many things you have to
> keep into the
> back of your head, and adding something like this adds even more
> complexity.
> If we're going to make such a change I'd rather have it
> unconfigurable.
>=20
> Kind regards
> Niels

My thought was that it would have some clean and simple syntax, like:

namespace foo using global functions;
class MyClass{

}

When the parser hits that token, it just sets a flag and acts like
every unqualified classname has a backslash in front of it.

For everyone else:

namespace foo;
class MyClass{

}

...would still work exactly the same as it does now. And would keep BC.