Re: Type casting syntax
| From: | Olle Härstedt | Date: | Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:10:01 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Type casting syntax | ||
| References: | 1 2 | Groups: | php.internals |
| Request: | Send a blank email to internals+get-115384@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
On Sat, 10 Jul 2021, 13:05 Benjamin Morel, <benjamin.morel@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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?
>
>
> Hi, I proposed something similar a while back, you might want to have a
> look at this discussion:
>
> https://externals.io/message/105332#105367
>
> - Benjamin
>
Maybe start filling the holes for built-in types? Callable...
Olle
>