Re: [RFC] Readonly Properties

On 24 October 2014 00:36:35 GMT+01:00, Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote: >Good evening once again, > >Here’s another RFC: >https://wiki.php.net/rfc/readonly_properties > >It proposes, with a working implementation, a modifier for properties >that makes them readable and writeable from different scopes. > >Since I am a big proponent of including specification patches in new >RFCs, I have decided to put my money (or rather, time) where my mouth >is and I have actually written a specification patch before writing an >RFC. I would love to see this become the new standard for RFCs >affecting the language. > >If you are curious at all about the behaviour, I suggest perusing the >fairly comprehensive set of twelve tests included in the main patch to >php-src. > >Thanks! >-- >Andrea Faulds >http://ajf.me/ If nothing else, I like that this brings userland objects another step closer to those defined in extensions, which frequently use readonly properties. I note that UString advertises a ->length rather than a ->getLength, and I haven't seen anyone in that thread object to that design decision, so I don't really buy the "you should never need this" argument. The additional keyword and potential performance impact are more concerning, and will need to be weighed carefully against the benefits.