Re: [RFC] Scalar Type Hints

genius and simple syntax! int $a === assertInt($a) (int)$a === (int)$a 2015-01-01 18:59 GMT+03:00 Marcio Almada <marcio.web2@gmail.com>: > The battle between strict type declarations vs coercive has been here for a > while. My problem with coercion in detriment of strictness is > that sometimes you DON'T WANT TYPE CASTING AT ALL. This new feature would > create serious impediments. So I wonder if we couldn't have both (strict > and coercive types declarations) and leave the current proposed type > hinting syntax reserved for strict type declarations? Like in: > > function(int $a, (int) $b) { > // $a will be strict > // $b will be type casted > } > > This way we can actually choose when to cast and when to be strict and both > features could be voted independently without affect each other possible > future adoptions. > -- With regards, Alexander Moskalev irker@irker.net irker@php.net a.moskalev@corp.badoo.com