Re: [POC - Patch] Scalar Type Hinting - A-La zend_parse_parameters

From: Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:39:31 +0000
Subject: Re: [POC - Patch] Scalar Type Hinting - A-La zend_parse_parameters
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On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Ilia Alshanetsky <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anthony,
>
> My concern with this type of patch is that what you are proposing are
> not really hints, they are forced casts. As such they modify the data
> potentially leading to data loss.
>

But at least it's consistent with "array" and class name qualifiers
that php already has, regardless of what you want to call it, be it
hints, casts, typing, etc.


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