Re: Add support $object::class

On 7 May 2015 at 16:04, Ralph Schindler <ralph@ralphschindler.com> wrote: > > 2. Illogically - Bar::class valid syntax, $object::class invalid syntax. >>> >>> I'll grant you the consistency argument. I'm all for consistency, but >> that's the ONLY valid reason you've stated. >> > > Even then I think this part of the argument is fairly weak. In > Bar::class, the context of Bar is always a class name (either short due to > do namespace or use statements, or long fully qualified). > > $object is not guaranteed to be an object, it could be anything (int, > string, etc) or nothing (null). using ::class for a variable, I'd argue, > makes for less consistency. What would the replacement be for non-object > variables? An error, exception, or false, or string type? At least in > "Bar::class", you'll always get a string representation of what the fully > qualified class name resolves to. > Hey Ralph, Please refer to current behavior: http://3v4l.org/3sgLa Marco Pivetta http://twitter.com/Ocramius http://ocramius.github.com/