Php namespaces with functions

Question

I have a directory include. In this directory, I have only one dir: HQF. In this directory, I have many files where I always declare them belonging to the HQF namespace like this:

<?php
namespace HQF;
class MyClass
{
}

And the file is called "MyClass.php". I'm trying to stick "a bit" to PSR0.

Everything works fine, and I've made my autoloader like this:

function __autoload($className)
{
    $className = ltrim($className, '\\');
    $fileName  = '';
    $namespace = '';
    if ($lastNsPos = strripos($className, '\\')) {
        $namespace = substr($className, 0, $lastNsPos);
        $className = substr($className, $lastNsPos + 1);
        $fileName  = str_replace('\\', DS, $namespace).DS;
    }
    $fileName .= str_replace('_', DS, $className).'.php';
    $fileName = 'include/'.$fileName;
    require $fileName;
}

So when I need a class I just have to do: $m = new \HQF\MyClass(); and it works like a charm, including automagically the file "include/HQF/MyClass.php"

I have a problem with "pure" functions.

I've made a file called "include/HQF/mb_utils.php" where I want to put my mb_xxx function. NB: no classes, only functions.

I've tried all the following things without success:

$test=\HQF\mb_ucname('calling HQF/mb_ucname...');
$test=\mb_ucname('calling HQF/mb_ucname...');
use \HQF\mb_utils; and then the two tests above;

None of them work. What am I missing?

You're missing the fact that __autoload() only works with classes, not with functions, namespacing is irrelevant... if you want to autoload functions, you need to do this via regular (manual) includes — Mark Baker
– Mark Baker, Commented Jan 2, 2015 at 18:22
I'd be interested in any responses suggesting how to approach this, because I'm currently trying to fathom a solution myself — Mark Baker
– Mark Baker, Commented Jan 2, 2015 at 18:24

Olivier Pons · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-02 18:45:11Z

1

I'm relying on Mark Baker's comment.

So here's my workaround: I've made a file named Mb.php and in it, a class named "Mb" (for 'multibytes') and I've put all my mutibytes functions like this:

<?php
namespace HQF;

class Mb
{
    static public function ucfirst(&$string, $e ='utf-8')
    {
        /* blabla */
    }
    static public function ucname($string, $e ='utf-8')
    {
        /* blabla */
    }
}

And then I call them like this:

$mystring_to_change = \HQF\Mb::ucname($original_name);

This is the only way I've found, I dont know if it's the best one... any suggestion welcome.

answered Jan 2, 2015 at 18:45

Olivier Pons

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