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PHP class autocomplete [message #1233010] Sat, 18 January 2014 10:36 Go to next message
Tobias J is currently offline Tobias JFriend
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Registered: January 2014
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try to explain what my problem is. I have a library class which loads for me other classes and stores it in a public variable.

This is an example

/**
* Database class object
* @var $DB nCore_database
*/
public $DB;

/**
* Homepage class object
* @var $HP nCore_homepage
*/
public $HP;

/**
* Load nCore classes
* @access private
*/
private function loadCoreClass($nCoreClasses) {
    if(is_array($nCoreClasses) AND count($nCoreClasses) > 0) {
        foreach ($nCoreClasses AS $key => $value) {
            $key = strtolower($key);
            $value = strtolower($value);

            if(!class_exists("nCore_" . $value) AND file_exists(main_classes . "ncore/{$value}.php")) {
                include_once(main_classes . "ncore/{$value}.php");
                eval( "\$this->" . strtoupper($key) . " = new nCore_{$value}(\$this);" );
            }
        }
    }
}


In $nCore->DB is now my database stored with functions like: query(), getRowCount() etc.

When I type $nCore->DB-> there is no autocomplete. Is it possible to enable this in eclipse, so that when I type $nCore->DB-> the system will give me hints like: $ncore->DB->query(); When i load this class manually in a variable called only $db = new nCore_database(); it do what I want, but I want this library for me.

Hope you know an answer.
Re: PHP class autocomplete [message #1233587 is a reply to message #1233010] Mon, 20 January 2014 03:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Toshihiro Izumi is currently offline Toshihiro IzumiFriend
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Location: Japan
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FYI,
PHP: Type hints for fields with Eclipse PDT - Stack Overflow
Re: PHP class autocomplete [message #1328461 is a reply to message #1233587] Fri, 02 May 2014 18:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Daniel Mising name is currently offline Daniel Mising nameFriend
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Registered: April 2011
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Also, please don't use eval(), it makes old devs nervous. Instead it is neater to do this:

$key = strtoupper($key);
$classname = 'nCore_' . $value;
$this->{$key} = new $classname($this);
Re: PHP class autocomplete [message #1389163 is a reply to message #1328461] Fri, 27 June 2014 12:22 Go to previous message
Bill Krawiec is currently offline Bill KrawiecFriend
Messages: 5
Registered: June 2014
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Daniel Mising name wrote on Fri, 02 May 2014 18:08
Also, please don't use eval(), it makes old devs nervous.


Well it should make any dev nervous, because it is:


  1. dangerous piece of code opening potential security holes
  2. evidence of bad design, which reduces the readability of the code


There are some scenarious where this might be necessary. But your code, Tobias, is not one of them.

Daniel Mising name wrote on Fri, 02 May 2014 18:08
Instead it is neater to do this:

$key = strtoupper($key);
$classname = 'nCore_' . $value;
$this->{$key} = new $classname($this);


Braces around $key are unnecessary. You could use them to call strtoupper inside, but
this might look ugly:

$this->{strtoupper($key)} = new $classname($this);




Magento developer at pneumatyka



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