Re: RE: Optional scalar type hinting
| From: | Alain Williams | Date: | Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:28:13 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: RE: Optional scalar type hinting | ||
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On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 12:21:21PM -0500, Sam Barrow wrote:
> I think E_WARNING would be appropriate. That's what happens when you
> omit an argument to a function right?
The other thing to note about type hinting is that it could result in faster code.
The value is checked and if needed converted (eg string -> integer) when the
function is called; it then need not be converted again when it is used in
the function. This will presumably be a win if the value is used more than once.
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