[wp-hackers] How to use $wpdb in plugins

[Dobri]

How is

$db = self::db();
//do stuff with $db

different from

global $wpdb;
//do stuff with $wpdb

Unless you use it for one call only (self::db()->query() or something), I don't see much benefit in this method?

~Dobri

On Mon, 6 Jan 2014, at 5:53 PM, Ben May wrote:

> I usually have a base class that all other classes extend, and have a
> self::db() which basically globals $wpdb once and returns it, saves having
> to write global $wpdb; each class.
> 
> 
> On 7 January 2014 01:58, Leo Baiano <ljunior2005 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> What better way to use the global $ wpdb in building a plugin? I'm working
>> on a plugin and some methods need to access data in the database tables,
>> including creating, and I was in doubt about the best way, like, do not
>> want to quit repeating global $ wpdb in all methods of my class.
>> 
>> How do you do?
>> 
>> --
>> Amplexos,
>> 
>> Leo Baiano
>> Web Developer
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