On Mon, Jul 7, 2025, at 18:41, Rob Landers wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2025, at 18:22, Joseph Leedy wrote: >> Hello, I'm Joseph, or Seph for short. I'm a long time listener, but a >> first-time caller. I've had an idea rattling around in my noggin for a while >> that I'd like your feedback on: >> >> As a developer, I would like to have variables of one type cast to another >> type automatically so that I do not need to assign the variable to itself. >> >> Instead of the following: >> >> ```php >> $price = '5.0123'; >> ... >> $price = (float) $price; >> >> var_dump($price); // Result: `float: 5.0123` >> ``` >> >> What if we could do this instead? >> >> ```php >> $price = '5.0123'; >> ... >> (float) $price; >> >> var_dump($price); // Result: `float: 5.0123` >> ``` >> >> If everyone thinks this a good idea, I would be willing to put together an >> RFC and work on the implementation myself, with guidance from an experienced >> core developer. I have no experience with C/C++, other than a brief foray >> more than twenty years ago, but I am willing to learn. >> >> Thank you for your consideration! Also, a huge thank you to everyone who >> has made PHP what it is today! >> >> (**Note**: No AI was used in the writing of this message.) >> > > Hey Seph, > > This is basically how non-strict mode works; there's no need for a cast. (I > very rarely use strict mode, so I was a little confused on why you'd ever > want to do this) > > — Rob
Aaaand, I just discovered ctrl-enter sends the email. But to continue on with what I was saying, casting is relatively dangerous (which is why I stay away from strict mode). https://3v4l.org/6VvWc#vnull vs. https://3v4l.org/1cQ9l#vnull — Rob
