PHP Mode Help
Name:PHP Mode
Version:0.2
Last update:2019-02-18 17:51:59



Introduction

This mode implements basic features for editing PHP files in Alpha. It currently provides the following features:

Electrics

PHP mode defines electric expansions for the following keywords: if, ifelse, ifelseif, elseif, while, do, for, foreach, foreachkey, switch, php. This means that you just have to type any of them and then hit the completion key (which is by default Ctrl-Tab) and they will expand to a complete structure which you can fill very easily: it contains electric tabs (bullet symbols), and you can jump to the next one using the Tab key.
For instance, typing 'do' (without the quotes) and completing yields: 
   
	do {
		•
	} while (•);
Typing 'for' (without the quotes) and completing yields: 
   
	for (•; •; •) {
		•
	}
Typing 'switch' (without the quotes) and completing yields: 
   
	switch (•) {
		  case •:
			•
		  default:
			•
	}
Click on this PHP Example link for an example syntax file.

Words completion

PHP mode also has language keywords completion. Type the first letters of a keyword and Alpha will complete. If there are several choices, you'll be prompted to choose one of them. For instance, type 'sh' (without the quotes) and hit the completion key to get 'shuffle'.
If you type 'url' (without the quotes) and hit the completion key, a listpick dialog is displayed with the possible choices which are in this case: urldecode, urlencode.

File marking

All the functions defined in the document with the following signature 
   
     function foo ($arg_1, $arg_2, ..., $arg_n) {
         Instructions here...
     }
can be marked and made accessible using the "Marks" popup menu.

Preferences

You can set some mode-specific preferences in the PHP Mode Preferences which you access from the Alpha ↣ Mode Setup ↣ Preferences… menu item.

Known problems

Please report any problem or bug you encounter to Alpha's Bug Tracker.

License and Disclaimer

Copyright (c) 2001-2019, Bernard Desgraupes.
All rights reserved.
The PHP Mode package is free software and distributed under the terms of the new BSD license:
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL BERNARD DESGRAUPES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.