> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 05 June 2003 13:36
>
> [snip]
> > If I did this, would it make a huge amount of difference?
>
> I'm almost certain it WOULD make a difference, but apart from the
> execution time, I can't think of anything worse than scrolling through
> 2000 lines of code looking for the section I'm after.
>
> Or, even if *I* could find my way around, what about other developers
> who have to decipher it later???
> [/snip]
>
> Even if the functions are in an include and I called that
> include at the
> top of the page wouldn't that just make the overall code the same
> length? i.e.
>
> <?pseudo-code
>
> include("functions.php");
>
> switch($action)
> case "do this":
> .....
> function(s) called
> break;
>
> case "do that":
> .....
> other function(s) called
> break;
>
> case "do the other":
> .....
> no function(s) called
> break;
>
> ?>
>
> Now, it does make the code neater and easier to document no doubt, but
> doesn't the script namespace above become the same length as
> itself plus
> the included file(s)?
Yes -- but consider this:
include("common_functions.php");
switch($action)
case "do this":
include("do_this_funcs.php");
.....
function(s) called
break;
case "do that":
include("do_that_funcs.php");
.....
other function(s) called
break;
case "do the other":
.....
no function(s) called
break;
In this case, at most one of do_this_funcs.php and do_that_funcs.php is read
and compiled -- and in case "do_the_other", neither of them is. That surely
has to be some sort of saving, even if the multiple file accesses offset it
somewhat. (I suppose I should benchmark this to find out at what sort of
filesizes one outweighs the other, but I can't be bothered! ;)
Cheers!
Mike
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