Re: What do we need strict scalar type hints for?

Hi, On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 11:03 PM, Thomas Bley <mails@thomasbley.de> wrote: > Here is a typical billing example which uses exceptions: > > <?php > ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL); > ini_set('display_errors', 1); > > addVat('apples'); > > function addVat($amount) { > if (!is_int($amount) && !is_float($amount)) { > throw new InvalidArgumentException('Argument 1 passed to '.__FUNCTION__.' > must be of the type int|float, '.gettype($amount).' given'); > } > return round($amount*1.19, 2); > } > > Instead of multiple strict scalar hints (e.g. function addVat(int|float $amount){...}), I would > prefer to have "numeric" as strict type: > function addVat(numeric $amount){...} > That is an example where a weak hint to float would be better. Here's a more appropriate example that I gave in the other thread: http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=142142272705938&w=2 Cheers, Andrey.