On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Eugene L Kovalenja <i...@purple.org.ua>wrote:
> Hello, Khalil
>
> Could you explain the pros of your proposal in comparison with the next
> one:
>
> <?php
>
> function somethingWillBeRemovedInNextVe**rsion() {
> trigger_error('This function is deprecated. '
> . 'Please use "newFunction" instead. ',
> E_USER_DEPRECATED);
>
>
> // functionality below
>
> return 'something';
> }
>
> function newFunction() {
> // ...
> }
>
> somethingWillBeRemovedInNextVe**rsion();
>
>
> From my point of view, the modifier for this kind of things is the
> restriction for developers, who want to inform user about details like "why
> we are going to remove this functionality".
>
I agree with Eugene. It's much better to throw a E_USER_DEPRECATED error
with a meaningful custom error message. So -1 on this.
Nikita
