Re: [Discussion] Variable Type Declaration Before Usage

From:	Thomas Gutbier	Date:	Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:41:39 +0000
Subject:	Re: [Discussion] Variable Type Declaration Before Usage
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Am 05.11.2023 um 14:37 schrieb Oladoyinbo Vincent:

Hello Internals, Local based variable declaration before usage is available in most languages like javascript, python, and many more. php has this, but it's only available while working/dealing with oop related.

Somewhat ironically, one could say that typed scalar variables are already supported, albeit with a somewhat cumbersome syntax. Instead of ```php int $intVar;

you write

class TypedInt {

    public static int $intVar = 0;

} $intVar = &TypedInt::$intVar; echo $intVar; // 0 $intVar = 3; echo $intVar; // 3 $intVar = 'x'; // Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError

https://3v4l.org/GFNgp#v8.2.11

Greetings
Thomas Gutbier