Core framework code style

1. Overview

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• Files MUST use only <?php tags.
• Files MUST use only UTF-8 without BOM for PHP code.
• Class names MUST be declared in StudlyCaps.
• Class constants MUST be declared in all upper case with underscore separators.
• Method names MUST be declared in camelCase.

2. Files

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2.1. PHP Tags

PHP code MUST use the long <?php ?> tags; it MUST NOT use the other tag variations.

2.2. Character Encoding

PHP code MUST use only UTF-8 without BOM.

3. Class Names

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Class names MUST be declared in StudlyCaps.

4. Class Constants, Properties, and Methods

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The term "class" refers to all classes and interfaces here.

4.1. Constants

Class constants MUST be declared in all upper case with underscore separators. For example:

<?php
class Foo
{
    const VERSION = '1.0';
    const DATE_APPROVED = '2012-06-01';
}

4.2. Methods

Method names MUST be declared in camelCase().