On 23 December 2022 13:29:07 GMT, Claude Pache <claude.pa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Yes but declaring `self` is more strict than `object`. >> And talking about the word itself... Declaring to return (your-)`self` but >> you could return someone-else of the same type as you. >> But it is ok, it refers to the class name not the instance. just semantic. >> > > >It is not about being less or more restricted, it is about being plainly >ambiguous.
Another big advantage of "return $this" is that it can't affect any existing code. Granted, a function marked :self or :static which currently fails to return would be a runtime error, but changing that error into an implicit return $this could be very dangerous. Regards, -- Rowan Tommins [IMSoP] -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php
