Bug->Doc #76311 [Opn->Ver]: __construct/destruct do not have return types

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76311&edit=1 ID: 76311 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: Andy_Schmidt at HM-Software dot com -Summary: _destruct should permit "void" as return type +Summary: __construct/destruct do not have return types -Status: Open +Status: Verified -Type: Bug +Type: Documentation Problem -Package: PHP Language Specification +Package: Class/Object related PHP Version: 7.2.5 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Constructors and destructors do not have the concept of a return type. The docs showing anything at all, even void, is incorrect. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-05-08 15:37:05] Andy_Schmidt at HM-Software dot com Description: ------------ According to PHP's manual: http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.decon.php the signature of the __destruct method is: void __destruct ( void ) Consequently, the following syntax would be correct for 7.2, now that a "void" type hint is available: function __destruct(): void {} Actual result: -------------- PHP Fatal error: Destructor __destruct() cannot declare a return type ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=76311&edit=1