Re: Add a static initialization method to `BcMath\Number`

Hey Saki, On Sat, 23 May 2026 at 14:51, Saki Takamachi <saki@sakiot.com> wrote: > I am in favor of introducing such a static method. It would probably look > something like this: > > ``` > // $scale is optional > $num = BcMath\Number::createFrom($val, $scale); > ``` I'm overall very much in favor of static factory methods: they are a clear and established way of doing this in the ecosystem at large, with no particular drawbacks, and better future BC boundaries. Important though: ::createFrom() is probably a bad name, and ::fromValueAndScale() or such would allow clearer/future expansion via other constructors. Marco Pivetta https://mastodon.social/@ocramius https://ocramius.github.io/