PHP IDE :: NuSphere Forums :: View topic - [Fixed] Dont show abstract classes when you instantiate

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:57 am

Hi.

I think it is annoying that abstract classes is shown in the auto completion list.

If you write

Code:

abstract class $myAbstractClass {}

class $myClass extends $myAbstractClass {}

and then start to instantiate a object

Code:

$myObject = new $my

then the code completion list pops up, but it shows abstract classes, and since you can't instantiate an abstract class, I think they should not show.

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:04 am

It's a good idea, but on the other side if you have a single abstract base class and have to derive a lot of classes from it you will have to type the base class name each time because it wouldn't be shown Wink

For people writing frameworks or something that "functionality" would be annoying.
Perhaps when it can be turned off... I don't really like my editor to decide what I get to see and what shouldn't be shown.

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:08 am

True, but it should be possible to see the difference.

If you extend and abstract class the token in front of your class name is "extends"

If your are instantiating then it is "new"

So it should be possible not to show the abstract classes when you instantiate an object, but show it if you wan't to extend it.

PS. Don't we all write frameworks Very Happy

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:23 pm

hgr wrote:

PS. Don't we all write frameworks Very Happy

One after the other Smile

Anyway sure, if the parser actually goes as far as keeping in mind the keyword before the code completion popup then that would be a good solution.
I don't think that is the case atm though, since the popup contains pretty much everything after you type extends Smile

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:21 pm

thanks for your report. As of 5225 it works appropriately:

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:12 pm

BRILLIANT