Re: instanceof survives non-object variables, but crashes on non-object constants.

On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 1:28 AM, Andreas Hennings <andreas@dqxtech.net> wrote: > The following (https://3v4l.org/A2Tp6) is ok, it simply returns false: > > $x = 1; > $x instanceof \stdClass; > > > The following (https://3v4l.org/IdSBu) gives a fatal error: > > 1 instanceof \stdclass; > > t think this behavior is inconsistent, and we should consider changing it. > > There is one option, and it is BC. > > - Let 1 instanceof \stdClass return false, instead of crashing. -> seems BC > This. There's nothing undefinable about "1 instanceof \stdClass", the clear and obvious answer is: "No, it's not an instance of \stdClass, it's an integer." The runtime result of false makes sense, the compile time error doesn't. Let's relax the compile time error (fold it into a const false if you truly must) and call it done. There's no need to be hostile to users just because the code *seems* silly. -Sara