Re: [RFC] $this return type

Hi Nikita, wt., 7 wrz 2021 o 12:29 Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@gmail.com> napisał(a): > Hi internals, > > I'd like to pick up a loose thread from the future scope of the > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/static_return_type RFC, the $this > return type for > fluent APIs: > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/this_return_type > > I have some reservations about this (which basically come down to $this not > being a proper "type", so should it be in the type system?) but I can see > the practical usefulness, so I think it's worth discussing this. If the aim of $this return type is to force and check the return $this why would we still need/require return statement to be obligatory? Does that make sense to assume at the end of function flow the return $this; statement to be present by default if the return type is not an union etc.? Cheers, -- Michał Marcin Brzuchalski