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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- $Revision: 298604 $ -->
+ <sect1 xml:id="language.oop5.traits" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
+  <title>Traits</title>
+  
+  <para>
+   Traits is a mechanism for code reuse in single inheritance languages such as
+   PHP. A Trait is intended to reduce some limitations of single inheritance by
+   enabling a developer to reuse sets of methods freely in several independent
+   classes living in different class hierarchies. The semantics of the combination
+   of Traits and classes is defined in a way which reduces complexity, and avoids
+   the typical problems associated with multiple inheritance and Mixins.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   A Trait is similar to a class, but only intended to group functionality in a
+   fine-grained and consistent way. It is not possible to instantiate a Trait on
+   its own. It is an addition to traditional inheritance and enables horizontal
+   composition of behavior; that is, the application of class members without
+   requiring inheritance.
+  </para>
+  
+  <sect2 xml:id="language.oop5.traits.precedence">
+   <title>Precedence</title>
+   <para>
+    An inherited member from a base class is overridden by a member inserted
+    by a Trait. The precedence order is that members from the current class
+    override Trait methods, which in return override inherited methods.
+   </para>
+  </sect2>
+  
+  <sect2 xml:id="language.oop5.traits.multiple">
+   <title>Multiple Traits</title>
+   <para>
+    Multiple Traits can be inserted into a class by listing them in the use
+    statement, separated by commas.
+   </para>
+  </sect2>
+  
+  <sect2 xml:id="language.oop5.traits.conflict">
+   <title>Conflict Resolution</title>
+   <para>
+    If two Traits insert a member by the same name, a fatal error is produced,
+    if the conflict is not explicitly resolved.
+   </para>
+   <para>
+    To resolve conflicted naming among Traits, one can use the <literal>insteadof</literal>
+    operator to explicitly define the precedence between said Traits. Or,
+    one can use the <literal>as</literal> operator to alias the conflicting
+    member name(s).
+   </para>
+  </sect2>
+  
+  <sect2 xml:id="language.oop5.traits.examples">
+   &reftitle.examples;
+   <example xml:id="language.oop5.traits.examples.ex1">
+    <title>Trait example</title>
+    <programlisting role="php">
+<![CDATA[
+<?php
+trait ezcReflectionReturnInfo {
+    function getReturnType() { /*1*/ }
+    function getReturnDescription() { /*2*/ }
+}
+
+class ezcReflectionMethod extends ReflectionMethod {
+    use ezcReflectionReturnInfo;
+    /* ... */
+}
+
+class ezcReflectionFunction extends ReflectionFunction {
+    use ezcReflectionReturnInfo;
+    /* ... */
+}
+?>
+]]>
+    </programlisting>
+   </example>
+  </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+ 
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