RE: [PHP-DEV] Type hints with null default values
| From: | Robert Cummings | Date: | Tue, 19 Oct 2004 02:32:58 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DEV] Type hints with null default values | ||
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On Mon, 2004-10-18 at 22:09, Robert Silva wrote:
> Based on the issues you listed, how about:
>
> function Method((MyClass) $obj);
> function Method([MyClass] $obj);
>
> Surrounding the class type in () or [] thereby marking it as optional.
> Much like you would do when commenting a function to take an optional
> parameter.
I like this idea and just for the sake of consideration and to elaborate
on it:
function Method( [MyClass,YourClass,null,bool] $obj );
which would allow all of the above types as values for $obj. Which would
allow a great deal of flexibility while retaining a good deal of
readability.
Cheers,
Rob.
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