Req #43745 [Sus->Csd]: Scalar type hinting

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43745&edit=1 ID: 43745 Updated by: levim@php.net Reported by: sam at sambarrow dot com Summary: Scalar type hinting -Status: Suspended +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: * PHP Version: * -Assigned To: +Assigned To: levim Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Nearly all of this has been implemented as of PHP 7.2. We don't allow the duplicate names for scalar types. We also don't have "resource" or "num"/"number". I'm sure we have bugs for those somewhere; when I find them I'll link to them. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-01-25 20:09:42] alll-developers at php dot world Why won't these type hintings be implemented? For me and every serious PHP Developer in the world it would be so cool to have that feature ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-01-04 15:46:15] pajoye@php.net won't fix > suspended. There is a discussion about such features and no, it is not yet done. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-01-04 15:09:13] helly@php.net We will not implement scalar type hints. Check the archives on the exact why. For pure hinting you can use pecl/SPL_Types which will act like Java autoboxing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2008-01-04 04:51:27] sam at sambarrow dot com Description: ------------ Requesting support for scalar type hinting. I have a fully working patch written, I have been using it myself with no problems for a couple of months. Full specs: Type hinting patch allows for 8 new type hints, in addition to array and class type hinting. - Integers (specified by "int", "integer", or "long") - Floats (specified by "float", "double", or "real") - Numbers (matches integers and floats, specified by "num" or "number") - Strings (specified by "string") - Booleans (specified by "bool" or "boolean") - Scalars (matches strings, booleans, and numbers; specified by "scalar") - Resources (specified by "resource") - Objects (matches any object, specified by "object") ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43745&edit=1