Re: Return type hinting patch

On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 09:23:17AM +0300, Arvids Godjuks wrote: > I'm +1 for this syntax > > function int myfunction(int $param) > { > return $someint; > } > > C/C++ like, easy to understand +1 -- least confusion to most people. Taking it a bit further, if the function returns a reference (eg to its argument): function int &myfunction(int &$param) Alternative could be: function &int myfunction(int &$param) But I think that the first form is better. > And bad idea about making a return type "function" - looks very useless and > will not be used a lot. Work with objects with methods returning an object > of some kind, then you can do > > $object->method()->method2()->method3(); > > P.S. I think this thread should be merged with function param type hinting > because they come together and should be implemented together, Sam has done much work on param type hinting, we should thank him for his hard work. -- Alain Williams Linux Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: http://www.phcomp.co.uk/contact.php Chairman of UKUUG: http://www.ukuug.org/ #include <std_disclaimer.h>