Re: [Phpwebsite-developers] OO vs. Procedural Programing

[Todd O. <to...@da...>]

>
> For example:
>
> > later versions of PHP (post 4.04pl1) have the following syntax
> > $myObject =& $thatObject;
> >
> > $newObject =& new Widget;
> >
> > to deal with this issue
>
> does not really create a "true" reference because they don't
> point to the memory
> the other variable is occupying; PHP only interprets these variables as
> references and acts differently.  The copy syntax is still being used.

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-dev

After several hours reading the php-dev mailing list above, I gathered that
the 4.0.4pl1 "fix" resolved this reference issue.  Brian, could you provide
more detail about the lack of a "true" reference?  As I understand, the fix
IS addressing the same memory space.  FYI, one item I did learn from the
list is that parent class constructors are not automatically called when a
child class object is instantiated; you must call the parent constructor
explicitly--to date, no developer is planning to change this "feature".
[Knowing is half the battle]

Note that the php-pear mailing list changed to pear-general, pear-dev and
pear-cvs on March 15th.  pear-db is great for those interested in database
abstraction issues.  All archives at the site above.

--Todd