Re: [VOTE] Void Return Type RFC

From: Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:22:00 +0000
Subject: Re: [VOTE] Void Return Type RFC
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Pedro, your email client snipped off the internals CC On 29 October 2015 at 13:11, Pedro Cordeiro <pedronaroga@gmail.com> wrote: > If that callback is actually a void function, then using its return value IS > an error. The same way using a variable you're not sure exists, using a > return value that you don't know is there is prone to errors. > > The weird thing is disallowing even a null return while still silently using > null as the return value. It makes no sense. > As I said, the current behaviour of PHP of returning a value for all functions is awesome and eliminates a whole class of errors. Adding a pseudo-type that makes people want to break this behaviour is not good. cheers Dan

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