Re: Type hinting

On 18.06.2010, at 18:13, Christian Kaps wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:28:31 +0200, Lukas Kahwe Smith <mls@pooteeweet.org> > wrote: >> On 18.06.2010, at 16:13, Melanie Rhianna Lewis wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On 17 Jun 2010, at 20:14, Stas Malyshev wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>>> I know the discussion is about scalar type hints. But what is with a >>>>> object type hint as base for all objects? >>>> >>>> When it makes sense to accept any object, regardless of the class, but >>>> not other types? I wonder if it's really a common use-case. >>> >>> Its useful in some patterns. For example suppose you have a pattern >>> where a class wraps another class. The wrapped class could be *any* >>> class if you're modify the behaviour of some default methods (say doing >>> something like a decorator pattern). Having a type hint that > recognises >>> object vs non objects is useful. >> >> >> isnt this what interfaces are for? >> >> regards, >> Lukas Kahwe Smith >> mls@pooteeweet.org > > Sure, you can create an empty interface for this scenario but only for > self defined classes. All PHP classes can't used with this interface. and you seriously need type hints for this use case? regards, Lukas Kahwe Smith mls@pooteeweet.org