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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] New Feature: Fully qualified class name resolution
 as scalar with class keyword
From: ralph@ralphschindler.com (Ralph Schindler)


> I used to implement `public static function getClass() { return
> get_called_class(); }`, so I really like this one, makes it also easier
> for IDEs when refactoring code :)

Oh completely, that is one of the major benefits.  My current workflow 
for refactoring is to refactor with the built-in support, but then also 
having to go find/replace on the full class name, just in case.

-ralph