Re: Inheritance/compatibility behavior

On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 09:34 -0400, Sam Barrow wrote: > I want to make two classes: > > abstract class a { > abstract public function go($a); > } > final class b extends a { > abstract public function go(array $a); > } > Sorry, function in class b should not be abstract. > This will not work, I get an error that the two must be compatible. > Wouldn't it be a good idea to allow any type hint for a parameter that > does not specify a type hint? > > Ie, I can do the above, but not the following: > > abstract class a { > abstract public function go(myClass $a); > } > final class b extends a { > abstract public function go(array $a); > } > Same, function in class b should not be abstract.