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Request #7766 not OO until automatic class destructor is added
Submitted: 2000-11-12 03:24 UTC Modified: 2002-01-06 11:52 UTC
From: shelby at DownloadFAST dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 4.0.3pl1 OS: FreeBSD Apache
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2000-11-12 03:24 UTC] shelby at DownloadFAST dot com 
The lack of an automatic class destructor makes it impossible to make code completely OO.

For example, we have a Table class which outputs an HTML <TABLE> with error checking.  It is impossible to detect the case where Table::EndTable() is not called (</TABLE> not issued) because class destructors do not exist in the PHP4 language.

PLEASE CORRECT THIS GLARING DEFICIENCY ASAP!

I am a prolific commercial programming of $million products (Corel Painter, Cool Page, etc).  PHP4 is a an incredible tool.  We are considering purchasing the new compiler technology.  So please fix this silly omission.  Please.  Please.

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 [2000-11-12 04:00 UTC] rasmus@php.net 
Nobody ever claimed that PHP was an OO language.
 [2000-11-12 04:21 UTC] shelby at DownloadFAST dot com 
Then why add classes?  Are you implying to businesses that if they invest in your features, you do not intend to complete them?
 [2000-11-12 04:33 UTC] shelby at DownloadFAST dot com 
Then why add classes?  Are you implying to businesses that if they invest in your features, you do not intend to complete them?
 [2000-11-12 04:49 UTC] stas@php.net 
Moved to feature requests
 [2002-01-06 11:52 UTC] jan@php.net 
we'll have destructors with ZE2 (PHP5).  closing
 
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