Re: [RFC] $this return type

On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 10:27 AM Sebastian Bergmann <sebastian@php.net> wrote: > Am 07.09.2021 um 12:28 schrieb Nikita Popov: > > I have some reservations about this (which basically come down to $this > not > > being a proper "type", so should it be in the type system?) but I can see > > the practical usefulness, so I think it's worth discussing this. > > I am not conviced that there is enough value in this to introduce syntax > for it, but if at all, then please not "$this" as the name for a type. > > Off the top of my head, I think that "same" could make sense. > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php > > Hi all, I'm sorry if I'm being naive, or simply put dumb, but the main difference that we're trying to achieve with having "$this" (or variations of it) as a valid return type as opposed to simply using "self" is to ensure that the underlying code is actually doing a "return $this" rather than returning any other valid "self" instance (such as "return new self();")? -- Atenciosamente, Flávio Heleno