On 2011-06-07, David Zülke <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 07.06.2011, at 22:31, Stas Malyshev wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> > > callback is callable, the opposite could not be true. a string
> > > --or a closure-- is callable, but the string is not a callback
> >
> According to our docs, which were out there for years, it is. One of
> the main and widespread complaints about PHP is the lack of any system
> in naming, design and documentation, it is sad to see how many people
> want to make it worse instead of making it better
>
> +1. I'm thinking it should be "callback", or the docs should be
> adjusted. "callable" arguably does make more sense, but either way, it
> needs to be consistent, that's what matters most.
Agreed, here. "callback" is the usage throughout the documentation to
refer to anything that passes is_callable().
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