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Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Reflection API idea
From: me@bobsilva.com ("Bob Silva")
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Whoops, that memcmp should be a strcmp.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Silva [mailto:me@bobsilva.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:19 PM
> To: 'internals'
> Subject: [PHP-DEV] Reflection API idea
> 
> Here's an idea for the maintainer of the Reflection API, to be able to
> view
> the class a method is defined in (if not overridden).
> 
> 
> class Vehicle {
>     function go() {}
>     function crash() {}
> }
> 
> class Car extends Vehicle {
>     function crash() {}
>     function collectInsurance() {}
> }
> 
> class Ford extends Car {
>     function fixOrRepairDaily() {}
> }
> 
> Reflection::export(new ReflectionClass(Car));
> 
> 
> Class [ <user> class Ford extends Car ] {
> 
>   - Methods [4] {
>     Method [ <user> public method fixOrRepairDaily ] {
>     }
> 
>     Method [ <user> public method crash inherited from Car ] {
>     }
> 
>     Method [ <user> public method collectInsurance inherited from Car ] {
>     }
> 
>     Method [ <user> public method go inherited from Vehicle ] {
>     }
>   }
> 
> I am developing on a Windows machine so a Unified Patch isn't easily
> attainable (with the tools I have at least).
> 
> Psuedo Patch:
> Modify _function_string in zend_reflection_api.c to take a
> zend_class_entry
> of the reflecting class or NULL if not used in a class context.
> Then add the "inherited from" section as below (or however you'd like to
> implement).
> 
> string_printf(str, "%s", fptr->common.function_name);
> if (fptr->common.scope && memcmp(fptr->common.scope->name, ce->name)) {
>     string_printf(str, " inherited from %s", fptr->common.scope->name);
> }
> string_printf(str, " ] {\n");
> 
> 
> Not sure if this works in all situations, I'll leave that for you guys to
> determine if you think this is useful functionality.
> 
> Bob Silva
> 
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