# PHP5 extensions: using existing functionnames as method names

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- Started by danhen@email.de on 2006-09-13T08:09:08+00:00
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## #25652 — danhen@email.de — 2006-09-13T08:09:08+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/25652#25652

Hi,

i just was wondering how existing function names could be used as method names
in OO-Extensions for PHP5. I've looked through the SPL-source where this is done with
functions like `current()` and `next()` in the iterators, but I couldn't find a hint how to do this.

Can someone give me a little hint what is needed to do that.

Many thanks in advance,
Daniel

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## #25653 — messju mohr — 2006-09-13T08:45:17+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/25652#25653 · In reply to: #25652

> Hi,
> 
> i just was wondering how existing function names could be used as method names
> in OO-Extensions for PHP5. I've looked through the SPL-source where this is done with
> functions like `current()` and `next()` in the iterators, but I couldn't find a hint how to do this.
> 
> Can someone give me a little hint what is needed to do that.

you can use any function name as method name without a clash. you just
cannot use language constructs that aren't real functions like
"empty", "echo" or "require" as method names.

this question better belongs to php-general, btw.

> Many thanks in advance,
> Daniel