Re: [RFC] Named parameters

2013/9/6 Adam Harvey <aharvey@php.net> > > > Variadics/splat: collecting both named and positional arguments into > one array seems reasonable to me. I think the main use case there > would be option parameters, which you'd have to validate anyway, so > positional parameters would be dealt with at that point — I don't see > separate arrays as conferring any great advantage in terms of > validating parameters, and it's no simpler conceptually. > > There is a small drawback. Suppose this code: function foo( $bar = 0 , ...$args ){} foo( bart => 3 ); // misspelled name According to the RFC, any unknown argument name will fall into the $args array, making the above code valid. As this cannot be verified statically, it is a possible source of bugs. Lazare INEPOLOGLOU Ingénieur Logiciel