Making PHP code shorter
<p>I have found that writing PHP code within classes can become rather long:</p>

<pre><code>$this-&gt;parser-&gt;parse_syntax($this-&gt;get_language_path($this-&gt;language),
                                    $this-&gt;elements,
                                    $this-&gt;regex);
</code></pre>

<p>For example, in Java a class instance can call its methods by name without referencing <strong>this</strong>, is there a way to achieve shorter code in PHP without using this and self every time you have to read a value?</p>
