RE: [PHP-DEV] RE: [VOTE][RFC] Coercive Scalar Type Hints

From: Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:37:26 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] RE: [VOTE][RFC] Coercive Scalar Type Hints
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On Wed, 11 Mar 2015, Zeev Suraski wrote: > From: Anthony Ferrara [mailto:ircmaxell@gmail.com] > > > > function bar(float $x) > > > $foo = 1; > > > bar($foo); // will definitely fail in strict mode > > > > No, actually it won't fail in strict mode: > > é1í > > Ëq�­Jžä|gÐhttps://wiki.php.net/rfc/scalar_type_hints_v5#integers_should_be_accepted > > _for_strict_float_arguments > > You're right, sorry. Reverse it then: > function bar(int $x) > $foo = 1.0; > bar($foo); // will definitely fail in strict mode And it should fail, as logically it is the same as: $foo = 1.901 - 0.709 - 0.192; bar($foo); which is only 1, if you look at it with a small enough precision. cheers, Derick

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