Namespace or something else to avoid name conflict with Kohana's Image library

Question

I have a custom helper whose class name, Image_Core conflicts with Kohana's Image Library ( I can use the Library anywhere except inside my helper )

Is there any other way to call the Image Library, like a namespace or something? ( well, it isn't in a namespace, as I just checked ) or will I have to rename my helper?

Thanks!

NOTE: namespaces are NOT the only solution I'm searching for, don't get stuck on them, please. I just want to know if there's another way to solve name conflicts with Kohana. Thanks.

Answer 1

There was traditionally no namespacing in PHP which has been a major bone of contention for may developers especially in this arena. Recently they've added support, the documentation of which can be found here and is available from version 5.3 upward the FAQ serves as a good quick reference.

If you're stuck with a lower version then I'm afraid that your limited to renaming your classes and functions with a prefix so they don't interfere.

In your case (should you have 5.4+), you may find that it's up to you to namespace your helper to work around the conflict.