Re: [RFC] Return Type Declarations

Nice proposal. FWIW on the use issue I much prefer the first alternative: function ($foo): Bar use ($quux) {} function ($foo) use ($quux): Bar {} On 25 April 2014 10:09, Lazare Inepologlou <linepogl@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > 2014-04-24 17:59 GMT+02:00 Levi Morrison <levim@php.net>: > > > My dear Internals friends, > > > > I have spent the last month drafting an RFC that allows return types: > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/returntypehinting > > > > Notable items: > > - Differences from past RFCs are summarized in the RFC: > > > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/returntypehinting#differences_from_past_rfcs > > - The patch includes basic opcache and reflection support. It also has > > phpt tests. > > - Informal performance tests indicate that the patch did not fubar > > performance; if desired a more detailed test can be conducted before > > voting. > > - This RFC does not add, modify, or remove keywords at all; this > notably > > excludes type-hints for scalars. Supporting scalar type declarations is > > outside the scope of this RFC; if you are interested in supporting scalar > > type declarations please discuss it elsewhere. > > > > As a friendly reminder, everyone on this list is interested in > developing a > > better PHP and the definitions of 'better' vary from person to person. > > Please be civil and constructive while discussing this RFC. Thank you! > > > > Some thanks, regardless if the RFC is accepted: > > - For providing a patch: Joe Watkins. > > - For helping me iterate on RFC drafts: Bob Wienand, Nikita Popov and > > Anthony Ferrara > > - For previous RFCs on this topic: Felipe Pena and Will Fitch. I > gleaned > > valuable knowledge from your proposals and the discussion around them. > > > > > This is a nice and well thought proposal. > > I would like to suggest the addition of the "self" and "static" pseudo > types. Most IDEs support this through @return syntax: > > class Foo { > /** @return static */ > public function SetBar( $bar ) { > // ... > return $this; > } > } > > With the new syntax, the above could be transformed into this: > > class Foo { > public function SetBar( $bar ) : static { > // ... > return $this; > } > } > > > > > > Lazare INEPOLOGLOU > Ingénieur Logiciel > -- Pete Boere Web Developer