Re: [RFC] Partial Function Application, take 2

On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 7:32 PM Guilliam Xavier <guilliam.xavier@gmail.com> wrote: > > Since $null?->whatever(1, 'a') currently always > returns null without > error, shouldn't $null?->whatever(?, 'a') > return a closure (with a > signature built from the placeholders only) that will return null when > called (i.e. equivalent to fn (mixed $arg1) => null here)? > Ah, we can also see $foo?->bar(?) as simply "desugaring" to `$foo === null ? null : $foo->bar(?)`, so the current behavior makes sense too (and maybe even "more")... I guess I was confused to get a "null-implying error" despite using a "null-safe" call syntax :s (There's also the possibility of not supporting it, but I guess that would be a lose-lose...) -- Guilliam Xavier