__autoload maigc function

[eanimator]

Hello,

Can any one elaborate about __autoload function and its advantages/disadvantages? Plus, its application wide-end examples

Awaiting your response.

Thanks....

[Salathe]

To get an idea of where you're at, have you read autoloading objects in the PHP manual?

[eanimator]

Anything else?

[Salathe]

Have you read that page, or not? 1. It covers most of what you'll want to know. 2. We don't want to be repeating things you already know!

[eanimator]

I dont want to read the code but the concepts. which you people may provide.

[Vali]

Idea is this:
- you code it in such a way so when you add new classes, you never have to edit your __autoload function / includes ever again.

- it's slower than normal includes. (not 100% sure by how much, but on some profiling with a heavy code, the autoload spent around 40% of the time of the script... includes for the same script were 20%)

[eanimator]

Performance issues?

To include classes which may never need for a request. Why should scripts include these files/classes ? I guess its an additional thing.

__autoload has performance issues? did you mean that?

[Vali]

read up on it on the PHP manual, and you will understand.