2012/9/19 Tomas Creemers <tomas.creem...@gmail.com> > Hi all, > > > > If this is going to be implemented as a class, what is the advantage > of instantiation for this? Unless I'm missing it, I would propose that > the functions are made static. > > In other words, I would prefer this: > > echo Escaper::escapeHtml('<b>test</b>'); > > > over this: > > $e = new Escaper; > echo $e->escapeHtml('<b>test</b>'); > > > > Regards, > > Tomas >
Hi, I guess the reason is the same like the one, why you just should avoid static methods at all. But only one example: Try to extend the class and then _always_ use the extended one ;) Regards, Sebastian > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I've written an RFC for PHP over at: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/escaper. > > The RFC is a proposal to implement a standardised means of escaping > > data which is being output into XML/HTML. > > > > Cross-Site Scripting remains one of the most common vulnerabilities in > > web applications and there is a continued lack of understanding > > surrounding how to properly escape data. To try and offset this, I've > > written articles, attempted to raise awareness and wrote the > > Zend\Escaper class for Zend Framework. Symfony 2's Twig has since > > adopted similar measures in line with its own focus on security. > > > > That's all. The RFC should be self-explanatory and feel free to pepper > > me with questions. As the RFC notes, I'm obviously not a C programmer > > so I'm reliant on finding a volunteer who's willing to take this one > > under their wing (or into their basement - whichever works). > > > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/escaper > > > > Best regards, > > Paddy > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- github.com/KingCrunch