Explicit interface implementation in php

Question

Since I'm a C#-/.NET-guy, I'm used to explicit interface implementations - like so:

public interface IBar
{
    bool Bacon();
}

public class Foo : IBar
{
    bool IBar.Bacon() {}
}

Question:
Is this possible to do in php?

Edit:
To clarify, this is implicit (while what I want, and what is in the above example, is explicit):

public class Foo : IBar
{
    bool Bacon() {}
}

You mean something like this? php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.interfaces.php — Quasdunk
– Quasdunk, Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 9:16
The only thing I have found there is implicit implementations. Or have I missed something? — Marcus Hansson
– Marcus Hansson, Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 9:18
Sorry, I didn't realize that there's some kind of distinction. I hope this is only .NET-related stuff, otherwise I would feel really stupid now! — Quasdunk
– Quasdunk, Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 9:23
Oh, no worry. Think about it this way: If I were to inherit from two interfaces that shared a common signature, there would be a problem if I invoked the signature without casting to the interface. — Marcus Hansson
– Marcus Hansson, Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 9:25
Alright, I see :) Well, I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for (or if I really got it right), but I use to work around things like that with namespaces (de2.php.net/manual/en/language.namespaces.rationale.php). So if you put both interfaces in different namespaces, you can still use them both in one place, explicitly addressing them throught their namespaces. But since C# is completely based on namespaces, I guess this is not quite what you're looking for... :) — Quasdunk
– Quasdunk, Commented Apr 11, 2012 at 9:32

Jan Hančič · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-11 06:11:37Z

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PHP does not distinguish between implicit and explicit implementations.

answered Apr 11, 2012 at 9:15

Jan Hančič

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4 Comments

There is no information whatsoever about explicit implementations in the link you provided.

Sorry, I'm a PHP guy (.NET days long past), and there is no distinction in the PHP world, so I assumed you ware just looking for interfaces.

No worry. You say "there is no distinction", does that mean there is no way to implement a signature explicitly?

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