Re: [RFC] Deprecate type juggling to and from bool type within the function type juggling context
| From: | Gina P. Banyard | Date: | Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:49:22 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] Deprecate type juggling to and from bool type within the function type juggling context | ||
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On Monday, 2 June 2025 at 17:11, Gina P. Banyard <internals@gpb.moe> wrote:
> Hello internals,
>
> This is the first RFC out of a set of type system related RFCs I want to propose for PHP 8.5.
> It also used the recently enabled Markdown support on the wiki, so there might be a few
> oddities.
>
> The RFC proposes to deprecate implicit type coercions to and from the bool type for other
> scalar types.
> This a "weak" mode change only, as when strict_types are enabled none of these
> coercions can happen.
>
> Let me know what you think about it.
>
> RFC:
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecate-function-bool-type-juggling
As the discussion doesn't feel productive any longer as this is now just about clashing
opinions I will open the vote in the coming days.
I have slightly changed the wording and expanded on some points, but the RFC is effectively
unchanged.
RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/deprecate-function-bool-type-juggling
Best regards,
Gina P. Banyard