Type casting syntax
| From: | Max Semenik | Date: | Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:09:22 +0000 |
| Subject: | Type casting syntax | ||
| Groups: | php.internals | ||
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I've been thinking about extending PHP's cast syntax to user-defined types,
e.g. not only (int)$foo but also (MyClass)$foo. Currently, a T_STRING in
parentheses is always treated as a constant - would it be acceptable to
hijack this syntax when used in unary operation context, i.e. "(" T_STRING
")" expr? If not, any other alternatives?
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Best regards,
Max Semenik