Why PDO options start with backslashes?

Asked Jan 26 '17 at 20:16

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I recently have seen this PDO article:

Is it mandatory?
Is it a good practice to add a backslash (e.g. \PDO) to each option in the array?
In which cases it is correct to put a backslash?
Are there cases where it is bad to put them?
I know java packages are point separated javax.crypto.Cipher. Is this the same as PHP backslashes?

edited Jan 26 '17 at 20:28

asked Jan 26 '17 at 20:16

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it's related to namespacing – Funk Forty Niner Jan 26 '17 at 20:17
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http://php.net/manual/en/language.namespaces.rationale.php – AbraCadaver Jan 26 '17 at 20:17

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