Doc #74024 [Com]: Nullable types aren't documented, except in the migration guide

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74024&edit=1 ID: 74024 Comment by: mat at zerifas dot com Reported by: mat at zerifas dot com Summary: Nullable types aren't documented, except in the migration guide Status: Verified Type: Documentation Problem Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: N/A PHP Version: 7.1.1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: -Package: Documentation problem +Package: Scripting Engine problem This seems an odd choice – what's the reasoning? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-10-05 10:24:09] requinix@php.net *bug #75312 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-10-05 10:23:08] requinix@php.net Related To: Bug #74024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-10-05 10:23:07] requinix@php.net This is particularly important for the arguments page as a nullable type is the only way to get a null value into a typed variadic list - see doc bug #74024. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-01-31 15:55:10] mat at zerifas dot com Description: ------------ First I looked here php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.typehinting.php which links to here php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php#functions.arguments.type-declaration The only mention of nullable is using the old syntax: php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php#example-140 There's nothing on the return types page either: php.net/manual/en/functions.returning-values.php Finally, I looked at the Types page, but nothing there either php.net/manual/en/language.types.php I eventually found what I was looking for in the new features part of the migration guide, but feel it should be in the main docs too: php.net/manual/en/migration71.new-features.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74024&edit=1