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To: internals@lists.php.net,Wes <netmo.php@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Not autoloading functions
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins)

On 27 January 2017 09:23:38 GMT+00:00, Wes <netmo=2Ephp@gmail=2Ecom> wrote:
>An alternative (which I haven't properly developed yet)=2E Thoughts?
>\A\B\someFunction();
>// prints:
>// LOADING A\n
>// LOADING AB\n

As I understand it, PHP namespaces aren't really hierarchies, they just ha=
ve a hierarchical naming scheme; so namespace \A is not actually being refe=
renced here=2E


>\A\B\someFunction();
>// tries no autoload, because both namespaces A and A\B were
>// attempted to be loaded already=2E
>// in other words, autoload is attempted only once
>// for any given namespace

The tricky case that stalled the discussion of https://wiki=2Ephp=2Enet/rf=
c/function_autoloading is using unqualified function names: if you're alrea=
dy inside the same namespace as the function, or alias it with "use functio=
n"=2E I'm not sure how this mechanism would work for those cases=2E

Finally, suggestions of a single include per namespace haven't been univer=
sally popular in previous threads, because some projects genuinely prefer e=
ach function in its own file (think plugin functions for Smarty / Wordpress=
 / etc)=2E

It's an idea worth exploring though, IMO=2E

Regards,


--=20
Rowan Collins
[IMSoP]