Bug #61483 [Opn->Sus]: When overriding DateTime::setTimezone() no type hint can be added.

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61483&edit=1 ID: 61483 Updated by: cmb@php.net Reported by: me at rouvenwessling dot de Summary: When overriding DateTime::setTimezone() no type hint can be added. -Status: Open +Status: Suspended Type: Bug Package: Date/time related Operating System: OS X 10.7 PHP Version: 5.4.0 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: According to the discussion on internals@[1] I'm suspending this ticket. [1] <http://markmail.org/thread/usxbhcup2fmqyb2x> Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-07-02 11:20:51] cmb@php.net Related To: Bug #69977 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-03-22 22:46:04] me at rouvenwessling dot de Description: ------------ I'm testing a snapshot of the current Joomla Platform on PHP 5.4 (unsung Zend Server CE) and just met an old friend. We're extending DateTime and would like to type hint the $timezone argument in setTimezone(). Sample code: class JDate extends DateTime { public function setTimezone(DateTimeZone $tz) { return parent::setTimezone($tz); } } This causes the following E_STRICT error: Strict Standards: Declaration of JDate::setTimezone() should be compatible with DateTime::setTimezone($timezone) The issue is not limited to PHP 5.4 but also occurs in older versions. According to the documentation (http://php.net/manual/en/datetime.settimezone.php) the only valid value is a DateTimeZone object so it should be type hinted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61483&edit=1