PHP Config option so $this isn't required within class methods?

#1 (**permalink**) 01-12-2008

Greetings,

Is there a configuration option for any PHP version that would allow
for usages of class methods from within a class, without needing to
use "$this->"?

Using it isn't a problem. I'm asking because I just recently started
using an IDE which doesn't seem to require this, and makes me wonder
if it's possible to do this.

An example of what I mean:

<?php
class test {
function a() {
b(); //instead of $this->b();
}

function b() { echo "b called\r\n"; }
}

$test = new test();
$test->a();

?>

Thanks!

#2 (**permalink**) 01-13-2008

Michael Martinek wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Is there a configuration option for any PHP version that would allow
> for usages of class methods from within a class, without needing to
> use "$this->"?
>
> Using it isn't a problem. I'm asking because I just recently started
> using an IDE which doesn't seem to require this, and makes me wonder
> if it's possible to do this.
>
> An example of what I mean:
>
> <?php
> class test {
> function a() {
> b(); //instead of $this->b();
> }
>
> function b() { echo "b called\r\n"; }
> }
>
> $test = new test();
> $test->a();
>
> ?>
>
> Thanks!
No, and you would not want that.

What if you had a function named b outside the class? It wouldnt know
which one to use!

This is 'scope'.

you can do
final class log
{
public function echo($data)
{
file_put_contents('echo.log',file_get_contents('ec ho.log')."\n{$data}");
echo $data;
}
}

log::echo('<html>');
log::echo('<body>');
log::echo('hello');
log::echo('</body>');
log::echo('</html>');

would echo just like echo.. but add logging feature to it, without
needing to come up with a new function name.

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