Using namespaces with dynamic variables

[9three]

Hey,

 

Instead of using a switch statement like on the Advanced PHP video, I'm doing this:

 

public function route() {

$controllerClass = 'application/controllers/' .$this->getController(). 'Controller.php';

$className = $this->getController().'Controller';

 

if (file_exists($controllerClass))

return new $className($this->getController(), $this->getAction());

else

return new errorController($this->getController(), $this->getAction());

}

 

As you can see, the $className stores the actual class name. The problem is that I can't use namespaces when I do this.

 

Controller\$className(); -- returns a syntax error. Not sure if this is something that still needs to get fixed as I know namespaces are still new to PHP.

 

Or does someone know a workaround?

[grezman]

I run into the same problem. Try using the full namespace as a class name. Do not use an alias because it will not work. Use the full call.

 

i.e.

$classname = 'application\controllers\\'.$this->getController().'Controller' ;

 

return new $classname($this->getController(), $this->getAction());

 

 

It worked for me