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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 11:33:12 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RFC: about class names as values
From: adi.nita@gmail.com (Adi Nita)

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Hi,

To proper support this we'd have to make classes first class elements.
> For making this consistent it would make sense to make functions first
> class elements. And best drop the $ in front of variables and create a
> new language. Everything else becomes a mess.
>

Closures are first-class citizens and it seems natural that they are so.
Perhaps we should rethink what consistency means for PHP. I don't see any
good reason why first-class objects could be evil, except that the $ could
indeed be a problem.

Regards,
Adrian



2011/1/6 Johannes Schl=FCter <johannes@php.net>

> On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 21:53 -0300, Martin Scotta wrote:
> > $obj =3D newInstance( MyClass ); // notice. undefined constant MyClass
>
> This describes the major change with your idea.
>
> What happens if a constant MyClass exists?
>
> Another question is something like this:
>
> <?php
> function  factory($class) {
>    return new $class();
> }
>
> factory( SomeClass );
> ?>
>
>
> To proper support this we'd have to make classes first class elements.
> For making this consistent it would make sense to make functions first
> class elements. And best drop the $ in front of variables and create a
> new language. Everything else becomes a mess.
>
> johannes
>
>
>
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