Re: [RFC] Type hints
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Sun, 09 May 2004 17:24:20 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [RFC] Type hints | ||
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On Sun, 9 May 2004, Andi Gutmans wrote:
> >null or MyClass $a = 5 ?
>
> I don't like this. I think it's too long and ugly.
>
> >I've no idea what nullable is supposed to mean... (well, I do :)
I thought about this a bit more, but couldn't actually see why something
like "nullable" is needed at all. Simple solution: If you expect an
object of a specific class; if it also might be NULL, don't use a class
hint at all. So *why* do we even need "bloat" like "nullable" or
something similar.
regards,
Derick