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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] new_object_array()
From: helly@php.net (Marcus Boerger)

Hello Julian,

adding a new function seens the wron way. I'd prefer adding this
functionality to the reflection API. Hande a look at
Zend/zend_reflection_api.c: ZEND_METHOD(reflection_class, newInstance)

marcus

Sunday, April 25, 2004, 7:02:40 PM, you wrote:

> Hi all,

> Referring to call_user_func_array() I would like to suggest a new 
> function: new_object_array().
> I'm working on a php5 application framework and I would like to 
> implement something I call an unified factory. The problem is that I 
> don't know how many parameters to expect.

> Here's an example how it's meant to work:
> <?PHP
> class Kernel
> {
>     public function __call($functionName, $functionParameters)
>     {
>           $className = substr($functionName, 3);
>            // code omitted here ...
>            // check for real $className ...
>            return new_object_array($className, $functionParameters);
>     }
   
>     public function newObject()
>     {
>             $functionParameters = func_get_args();
>             $className = array_shift($functionParameters);
>            // code omitted here ...
>            // check for real $className ...
>            return new_object_array($className, $functionParameters);
>     }
> }

> $Kernel = Kernel::getInstance();
> $DbManager = $Kernel->getDbManager('param1', 'param2'); // 1st 
> possibility to get new object
> $XmlParser = $Kernel->newObject('XmlParser', 'param1', 'param2'); // 2nd 
> possibility to get new object
?>>

> I have written an implementation of new_object_array(); <-- see attachment
> Perhaps some things need to be rewritten ;)

> I would be happy if you would consider to include this function in the 
> standard distribution of  php.

> Yours sincerly,
> Julian Reich



-- 
Best regards,
 Marcus                            mailto:helly@php.net