Map simpleType restriction to constants

[flerro]

IMHO, mapping a simpleType restriction to a group of static members would help producing less error-prone code.

e.g. mapping

<xs:simpleType name="ActivityStatus">
    <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
        <xs:enumeration value="pending"/>
        <xs:enumeration value="in_progress"/>
                    ...
    </xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>

to

class ActivityStatus {
     public static $PENDING = "pending";
     public static $IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress";
     ....
}

would allow a safer usage of ActivityStatus values

    $myStatus = ActivityStatus::$PENDING;

[mikebevz]

Hey,

Thanks for feedback.

Regarding your idea. It's also possible to use class constant (fx, const constant = 'constant value';) instead of static properties. Have you got any pro/contra for both options?

[flerro]

Sorry I'm not a PHP expert... const is way better as I see here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1685922/php5-const-vs-static

Thanks