Re: Return type hints
| From: | Mike Lively | Date: | Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:57:38 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Return type hints | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.internals |
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On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Felipe Pena <felipensp@gmail.com> wrote:
> - PHP types
>
> function (string) foo(...) { } // Unicode string too
> function (object) foo(...) { } // Strict
> function (array) foo(...) { } // Strict
> function (bool) foo(...) { } // Strict
> function (int) foo(...) { } // Accepts numeric string
> function (double) foo(...) { } // Accepts numeric string
If there ever were return type hinting in PHP I don't think it would be wise
to support PHP Types unless parameter hints were changed to support them.
It's just inconsistent.
> :: Question ----------------------------
> - Weird syntax? |
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Yes, is there any reason why any special characters are needed?