# Runtime-Extension of Classes

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/50537
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/50537
- Started by Kenan Sulayman on 2010-11-25T15:44:20+00:00
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## #50537 — Kenan Sulayman — 2010-11-25T15:44:20+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/50537#50537

Hello out there!

This morning I asked myself whether it's possible to extend a class without
calling the child, but the initially extended class?
It can, in some circumstances, really be important.
I.e.: I build an CLI-shell interface for some back-end stuff I'd to do - and
it really is a pain in the ass to do all of the include-register-calls' for
each of a newly written extension. It could be so much easier, considered
having a possibility to do the include-[I'm usable] way ;)

I mean, for instance:

<?
interface XorePwnI {
public function XorePwn ( $_uu, $_xw );
 /*
...
*/
 }
 class XorePwn implements XorePwnI {
 public function XorePwn ( $_uu, $_xw ) {
return true;
}
 }
 class XorePwn_Intruder extends XorePwn {
 public function CorePwn ( $_uu, $_xw ) {
return *$this->XorePwn( $_uu, $_xw ) ;* // obviously, that's not possible,
but a demo
 }
}
?>

So - is there a way to dynamically extend a class (not the traditionally
"get-the-class,-clone-the-class-and-add-sugar"-way) ?

I'd really like to hear some cool explanations - but, well, please don't
tell me that's not possible, because it's not possible.. ;)

So, cheers guys,
--
(c) *Kenan Sulayman*
*Freelance Designer and Programmer*

*Life's Live Poetry*

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## #50538 — johannes@schlueters.de — 2010-11-25T15:58:49+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/50537#50538 · In reply to: #50537

> So - is there a way to dynamically extend a class (not the
> traditionally
> "get-the-class,-clone-the-class-and-add-sugar"-way) ?

After reading this three times i interpret it like "I want to add stuff
to the instance" and no that is not possible (runkit doesn't count) by
the definition of our class-based OO model.

> --

that should be "-- " mind the space.

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sorry. I just broke the rule as the addressee is the list, not me.
Please get rid of this when sending the next mail to this list.

johannes

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## #50540 — Kenan Sulayman — 2010-11-25T16:08:44+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/50537#50540 · In reply to: #50538

Okay. :/

After all, thank you for the interjection of "Runkit" ^^
I think, I'll give it a try.. :)

Thanks - and uhh - my signature really looks ugly in the mailing-list.
Thanks for letting me know ;)

Cheers,
-- 
(c) *Kenan Sulayman*
*Freelance Designer and Programmer*

*Life's Live Poetry*

2010/11/25 Johannes Schlüter <johannes@schlueters.de>

> class-based OO