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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: my last attempt at sanity with namespaces
From: pstradomski@gmail.com (=?utf-8?q?Pawe=C5=82_Stradomski?=)

W li=C5=9Bcie Ryan Panning z dnia pi=C4=85tek 17 pa=C5=BAdziernika 2008:
> Request =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Autoload Gets =C2=
=A0 Type
> -----------------------------------------------
> A::B:>C =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0A::B:>C =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Class
> A::B:>func() =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 A::B =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Namespace
> A::B:>C::CONST =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 A::B:>C =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 C=
lass
> A::B::C:>D::method() A::B::C:>D =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Class
> A::B::C::D:>CONST =C2=A0 =C2=A0A::B::C::D =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Namespace

I'm just a mere user, but if we go for other namespace separator (be it :::=
=20
or :> or anything else), then I'd rather see it used both between namespace=
=20
and class/function/constant name *and* between namespace parts. To be clear=
 -=20
for the examples above I'd rather have them written as:

A:>B:>C
A:>B:>func()
A:>B:>C::CONST
A:>B:>C:>D::method()

or A:::B:::C, A:::B:::func, A:::B:::C::CONST.

That way :: is just operator for static class access (static methods and=20
properties), while :> or ::: is just namespace access operator, so we can=20
always assume that anything on the left side of ::: or :> is a namespace. I=
n=20
Ryan's version :: is sometimes static class access operator, sometimes=20
namespace segment separator, depending on position.

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Pawe=C5=82 Stradomski