Re: RE: Optional scalar type hinting

It doesn't disable type conversion unless you specifically tell it to. Plus the fact that if it issues an E_WARNING, your application will not necessarily stop execution. On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 14:30 -0800, Stanislav Malyshev wrote: > > I don't get it. We already have type hinting, just not for scalars. The > > Type hinting for scalars is different because it disables one of the > features of PHP language - conversion of scalar types into each other. > > > So, can we switch the mundane conversation from "should we have type > > hinting" to "why don't we have scalar type hinting if we have non-scalar > > type hinting?" That is the real conversation. Type hinting is here. It > > These are different kinds of typing, with different consequences. You do > not convert DateTime into PEAR_Soap_Client routinely, nor such > conversion can make any sense at all, so distinguishing between them is > not the same as making hard distinction between integer and float and > string, and disabling conversion between them. > -- > Stanislav Malyshev, Zend Software Architect > stas@zend.com http://www.zend.com/ > (408)253-8829 MSN: stas@zend.com >