Re: [RFC] Transform exit() from a language construct into a standard function

On Thu, 9 May 2024, Flávio Heleno wrote: > On Thu, May 9, 2024 at 7:51 AM Niels Dossche <dossche.niels@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > On 08/05/2024 15:40, Gina P. Banyard wrote: > > > Hello Internals, > > > > > > I would like to formally propose my idea for exit() as a function > > > brought up to the list on 2024-02-24 [1] with the following RFC: > > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/exit-as-function > > > > > > There have been some slight tweaks to the implementation, namely > > > that the transformation from a "constant" to a function is done at > > > compile time and we do not hook into the behaviour of constants > > > any longer. > > > > > > Let me know what you think. > > > > Thanks for proposing this, I'm in favor of this change because this > > creates more consistency. > > Is there a list of other "functions" that are handled as "constants"? I don't think there are any other "functions" like this. That's why removing the special case for "exit" and "die" is a good idea. cheers, Derick