ID: 47971 User updated by: cscott at ggot dot org Reported By: cscott at ggot dot org Status: Open Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5.2.9 New Comment:
For Relevancy: I do not believe that namespaces solve this problem, as __autoload does not work with namespaces (and, for obvious reasons, shouldn't). Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-04-14 21:07:14] cscott at ggot dot org Description: ------------ Fairly simple: A developer is allowed to define his/her classes as abstract or final, but not as static. For continuity's sake, it would be preferable to be able to declare classes as static as well. This would greatly ease the creation of static function collections/libraries, especially those included with __autoload(). When a class is declared as abstract, it is a statement at the open that this is an incomplete member; you can specify any method inside a class to be abstract and the class is effectively abstract, yet this keyword is allowed in the class declaration. When a class is declared final, it is a statement at the open that all members are to be considered final, and that this class should not be extended any further. By allowing classes to be declared as static, it would follow with allowing "abstract class foo" in the sense that the keyword reflects the contents of the class, and would follow with "final class foo" in that it would define a binding construct for all members of the class. Whether a) In a static class, all methods and members are automatically static -OR- b) In a static class, all methods and members must be declared static Is surely not for me to decide -- either is useful, as it either forces me to ensure all members are static, or it does the legwork for me. As such, I make no suggestion and defer to the wisdom of the developer(s). Thank you for your consideration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=47971&edit=1