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Emmanuele Massimi
7,420 PointsInclude single function from an external file
Hi all,
I am trying to place all the shared functions of my project into a single file. However, I wouldn't like to include the whole file when all I need is a single function, for example.
Is there any way to include a single function from an external file? Also, in terms of performance, is there any impact whether I import the whole file or just a single function?
Thank you for your time!
2 Answers
Richmond Lauman
28,793 PointsI am not sure why you would want to include only specific functions from one file containing many. Unless you have A LOT of functions on one file to the point where it might slow the page load speed down to include all of them. It would take an awful lot of functions to slow the page load time I would think. If that were a problem, you could look at what different pages might specifically need and create specific include files for certain page types, containing only the functions needed in bundles customized for certain pages.
Emmanuele Massimi
7,420 PointsSo, I take it that it's not possible to do that currently in PHP, however, thanks for your suggestions :)