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rfc:class_const_visibility [2015/09/17 18:39] – Removing Final/Update BC for Reflection API sean-derrfc:class_const_visibility [2016/02/20 02:26] reeze
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   * Date: 2015-09-13   * Date: 2015-09-13
   * Author: Sean DuBois <sean@siobud.com>, Reeze Xia <reeze@php.net>   * Author: Sean DuBois <sean@siobud.com>, Reeze Xia <reeze@php.net>
-  * Status: Draft+  * Status: Implemented
   * First Published at: http://wiki.php.net/rfc/class_const_visibility   * First Published at: http://wiki.php.net/rfc/class_const_visibility
  
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 In a thread on php-internals a couple real world examples were offered. In a thread on php-internals a couple real world examples were offered.
-    * Keeping constants in a parent class private like a Database Username/Password +    * Defining bitmasks/magic numbers, but not exposing them globally. Before constants would be exposed allowing callers to depend on them. 
-    * Defining bitmasks/magic numbers, but not exposing them globally +    * Help make it more clear what is important, exposing harmless constants clutters documentation  needlessly. 
  
 ===== Proposal ===== ===== Proposal =====
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 Class constant may be define as public, private or protected. class constants declared Class constant may be define as public, private or protected. class constants declared
-without any explict visibility keyword are defined as public. +without any explicit visibility keyword are defined as public. 
  
 Proposed syntax: Proposed syntax:
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         // Constants then also can have a defined visibility         // Constants then also can have a defined visibility
-        private PRIVATE_CONST = 0; +        private const PRIVATE_CONST = 0; 
-        protected PROTECTED_CONST = 0; +        protected const PROTECTED_CONST = 0; 
-        public PUBLIC_CONST_TWO = 0;+        public const PUBLIC_CONST_TWO = 0
 +         
 +        //Constants can only have one visibility declaration list 
 +        private const FOO = 1, BAR = 2;
 } }
  
  
-//Interfaces only support protected/public const, and a compile time error will be throw for privates+//Interfaces only support public consts, and a compile time error will be thrown for anything else. Mirroring the behavior of methods.
 interface ICache { interface ICache {
         public const PUBLIC = 0;         public const PUBLIC = 0;
- protected const PROTECTED 0;+        const IMPLICIT_PUBLIC 1; 
 +}
  
- public function get($k, $v); +//Reflection was enhanced to allow fetching more than just the values of constants 
- public function set($k);+class testClass 
 +  const TEST_CONST = 'test';
 } }
 +
 +$obj = new ReflectionClass( "testClass" );
 +$const = $obj->getReflectionConstant( "TEST_CONST" );
 +$consts = $obj->getReflectionConstants();
  
 </code> </code>
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 ===== Backward Incompatible Changes ===== ===== Backward Incompatible Changes =====
- 
-==== Reflection Ext ==== 
-The reflection extension will have to be updated to expose constants like properties.  
-Instead of just an array of values there will be a dedicated ReflectionClassConstant class. 
  
 ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) ===== ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) =====
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 There will be new _ex APIs that allow callers to explicitly pass flags. There will be new _ex APIs that allow callers to explicitly pass flags.
  
-If a extension accesses non-public structures (the class_constants HashTable) there will be breakage+If a extension accesses non-public structures (the now non-existent class_constants HashTable) there will be breakage
  
 ==== To Opcache ==== ==== To Opcache ====
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 Need update. Need update.
  
-===== Proposed Voting Choices =====+===== Vote =====
  
 Simple Yes/No option. This requires a 2/3  majority. Simple Yes/No option. This requires a 2/3  majority.
 +
 +This vote will close on 06:00 UTC on Tuesday 2015-10-27
 +
 +<doodle title="Class Constant Visibility" auth="sdubois" voteType="single" closed="true">
 +   * Yes
 +   * No
 +</doodle>
  
 ===== Patches and Tests ===== ===== Patches and Tests =====
  
-A pull request has been made, but not complete. It needs review, and help with opcache changes : https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/1494+A pull request has been made. It is feature complete but needs review, more tests, and help with opcache changes : https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/1494
  
 +This feature was merged into PHP master here: https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/a75c195000b3226904103244fa9c3d0ce1111838
  
 ===== References ===== ===== References =====
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   * V0.1 Initial version   * V0.1 Initial version
   * V0.2 Adopted by Sean DuBois <sean@siobud.com>   * V0.2 Adopted by Sean DuBois <sean@siobud.com>
 +  * V0.2 Implemented
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