Re: RFC: Namespace-Scoped Visibility for Methods and Properties
| From: | Kamil Tekiela | Date: | Sat, 08 Nov 2025 13:30:05 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: RFC: Namespace-Scoped Visibility for Methods and Properties | ||
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On Sat, 8 Nov 2025 at 12:44, Rob Landers <rob@bottled.codes> wrote:
>
> Hello Internals,
>
> I’d like to introduce an RFC for discussion:
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/namespace_visibility which proposes a new
> visibility modifier: private(namespace).
>
> This idea has appeared several times in previous threads but never progressed to a formal
> proposal (from what I could find). My hope is that with defined semantics, examples, and
> implementation details, we can evaluate it properly and see whether there’s support for moving
> forward. Feedback is very welcome.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Rob Landers
I like the idea except for the name. Why not use the internal keyword
like C# does?