> Le 25 juil. 2024 à 05:22, Nick Lockheart <li...@ageofdream.com> a écrit :
>
> 1. Could we have a global setting (maybe php.ini) that makes all built-
> in functions (not built in classes) directly accessible in any
> namespace? That is:
>
> // php.ini
> AlwaysUseGlobalFunctions = yes
>
> Then:
> // myclass.php
> namespace foo;
> class Bar{
>
> function MyMethod($a,$b){
> if(array_key_exists($a,$b)){ // no \ before array_key_exists
> // do something
> }
> }
> }
>
> And with that option set, PHP will know that array_key_exists *is*
> \array_key_exists, even without the slash, and without checking the foo
> namespace for an array_key_exists function first?
>
> My understanding is that some built-in functions have their own opcode,
> that doesn't get triggered when those built-in functions are called in
> a namespace, unless the built-in is called with a `\`.
>
> Having all *functions* default to global would make namespaces a lot
> more user friendly to work with, since we wouldn't have to put
> backslashes in front of everything.
>
>
Hi,
For the case of functions (and constants) in the global namespace, there was an
RFC on the subject about 4 years ago, which has been declined; see:
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/use_global_elements and the discussion threads
referenced at the bottom of that page.
—Claude
