Re: [RFC] Static return type
| From: | Nikita Popov | Date: | Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:24:51 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] Static return type | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.internals |
| Request: | Send a blank email to internals+get-108265@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 12:42 PM Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi internals,
>
> I would like to propose the following RFC, which allows using "static" as
> a return type:
>
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/static_return_type
>
> While I'm personally not a fan of late static binding, we do support it
> and people do use it quite heavily, so I think we should also support it in
> return types.
>
> Regards,
> Nikita
>
Heads up: I plan to start voting on this RFC tomorrow.
I think most of the discussion here has been around the "$this" type
mentioned in future scope, but no particular concerns with "static" itself
have been raised. (I don't plan to include $this as part of this RFC.)
Regards,
Nikita