Re: ReflectionType::__toString() prepending \ to class names
| From: | Levi Morrison | Date: | Sun, 21 Aug 2016 16:00:28 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: ReflectionType::__toString() prepending \ to class names | ||
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>
> This is the ultimate point: if we don't prepend the question mark it will
>> break code.
>>
>
> This is the impedence here:
ReflectionType is a *REFLECTION*,
> not a code
> generator. Don't think of ReflectionType#__toString() as a
> way to
> generate code: it is merely a string representation of the reflectoion.
>
This is the last I have to say on anything:
You just proved the point. It's a *reflection* of what was written. If it's
a nullable type then it needs a nullable reflection in the toString.