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zend autoloading abstract classes

What is the best way to autoload abstract classes

I have a class Formprocessor_Userregistrate extends Formprocessor Both files are in the same directory, but it cannot find Formprocessor

I already used $autoloader->registerNamespace('Formprocessor_');

When I change the name of Formprocessor into Formprocessor_Formprocessor; I get an "invalid controller" exception

What is the best technique to load those abstract classes?

thanks, Richard

Solution

  • ZF convention specifies that you should keep your abstract at the same directory level as the concrete implementations. So, you probably want this:

    Formprocessor/Userregistrate.php

    Which would contain:

    class Formprocessor_Userregistrate extends Formprocessor_Abstract

    And this:

    Formprocessor/Abstract.php

    Which would contain

    abstract class Formprocessor_Abstract