Re: [RFC] DocComments For Function Parameters

From: Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:18:53 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] DocComments For Function Parameters
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Am 24.02.2026 um 21:53 schrieb Christian Schneider <cschneid@cschneid.com>: > Am 24.02.2026 um 20:13 schrieb Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com>: >> 1. As Matthew said, putting the doc comment after the parameter is inconsistent. >> I've... never actually seen someone do that. I have seen people put doc comments on the line >> before a parameter (which I then had to move to the function docblock, which was annoying). Every >> other docblock-able construct has the docblock as a prefix, not suffix. It should be a prefix here >> as well. > > Just to clarify: You can write it before, in the middle or after the parameter, just like you > can write it before or in the middle of properties. > The proposal allows pre, middle and post styles. I changed the example to use the standard docblock-before variant and added a separate example to explain the option to put the comments behind the parameter definition: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/parameter-doccomments#example Regards, - Chris

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