Re: Callable type

+1 for "callable", it is really more consistent. On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Matthew Weier O'Phinney < weierophinney@php.net> wrote: > On 2011-06-07, David Zülke <david.zuelke@bitextender.com> wrote: > > On 07.06.2011, at 22:31, Stas Malyshev wrote: > > > > > Hi! > > > > callback is callable, the opposite could not be true. a string > > > > --or a closure-- is callable, but the string is not a callback > > > > > According to our docs, which were out there for years, it is. One of > > the main and widespread complaints about PHP is the lack of any system > > in naming, design and documentation, it is sad to see how many people > > want to make it worse instead of making it better > > > > +1. I'm thinking it should be "callback", or the docs should be > > adjusted. "callable" arguably does make more sense, but either way, it > > needs to be consistent, that's what matters most. > > Agreed, here. "callback" is the usage throughout the documentation to > refer to anything that passes is_callable(). > > -- > Matthew Weier O'Phinney > Project Lead | matthew@zend.com > Zend Framework | http://framework.zend.com/ > PGP key: http://framework.zend.com/zf-matthew-pgp-key.asc > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >