Re: Return type hints

From: Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:57:38 +0000
Subject: Re: Return type hints
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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? | > ---------------------------------------- > Yes, is there any reason why any special characters are needed?

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