Doc #76311 [Ver]: __construct/destruct/clone 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: __construct/destruct do not have return types +Summary: __construct/destruct/clone do not have return types Status: Verified Type: Documentation Problem Package: Class/Object related PHP Version: 7.2.5 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: True, but __wakeup allows for a void return type. Which I don't mind because its counterpart __sleep does have a return type. To me it's more the fact that __construct/destruct are particularly special methods and explicitly disallow return types. __clone too, now that I look at the list. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-05-08 16:39:53] cmb@php.net > Constructors and destructors do not have the concept of a return > type. The same is true for some of the other magic methods (e.g. __wakeup()). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2018-05-08 15:50:26] requinix@php.net Constructors and destructors do not have the concept of a return type. The docs showing anything at all, even void, is incorrect. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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