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Doc Bug #52882 Please define object
Submitted: 2010-09-18 17:35 UTC Modified: 2010-09-20 08:23 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:1.0 ± 0.0
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From: jeremybotto at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Firefox
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2010-09-18 17:35 UTC] jeremybotto at gmail dot com 
Description:
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At the objects page, 'object' is not defined.  It isn't defined in the chapter on 
objects and classes, either.  For presentation purposes and clarity, it should be 
defined.

I tried pasting the below into "expected results", but it did not show up in the 
preview:

This is my favorite definition: In computer science, an object type (a.k.a. 
wrapping object) is a datatype which is used in object-oriented programming to 
wrap a non-object type to make it look like a dynamic object.  In other words, an 
'object' is a 'variable' made from a 'non-variable'.

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 [2010-09-20 08:23 UTC] aharvey@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Wont fix
 [2010-09-20 08:23 UTC] aharvey@php.net 
The manual also doesn't define what a variable is, nor what a type is, nor what a function is. While the manual's pretty accessible to new programmers, I don't think it's the job of the PHP manual to act as an introduction to people who are completely new to programming concepts; I honestly think we're better off leaving that to authors who aim specifically at and write well for that group of people.
 
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