spl_autoload_register

bool spl_autoload_register ([ callable $autoload_function [, bool $throw = true [, bool $prepend = false ]]] )

Register given function as __autoload() implementation

Register a function with the spl provided __autoload stack. If the stack is not yet activated it will be activated.


<?php

// function __autoload($class) {
//     include 'classes/' . $class . '.class.php';
// }

function my_autoloader($class) {
    include 'classes/' . $class . '.class.php';
}

spl_autoload_register('my_autoloader');

// Or, using an anonymous function as of PHP 5.3.0
spl_autoload_register(function ($class) {
    include 'classes/' . $class . '.class.php';
});

?>



5.3.0 Namespaces support was introduced. 5.3.0 The prepend parameter was added.

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