On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 17:51 +0000, Alain Williams wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 12:37:19PM -0500, Robert Cummings wrote:
>
> > IMHO, optionally inclusion of type hinting for functions/methods can
> > only be a boon to code quality and readability. IMHO when a type hint is
> > provided and a parameter doesn't match the type hint then I think a
> > fatal error should occur. This forces the user of the function that has
> > type hinting to ensure their data is of the correct type. This prevents
> > accidental wrong data conversion. However, I see the other side of the
> > coin too where automatic type conversion could be desirable also.
> > Perhaps a mixed solution would be viable?
> >
> > <?php
> >
> > function foo( require int $a, require string $b ){}
> >
> > foo( '5', 'bleh' ); // <-- fatal error
>
> No.
>
> > ?>
> >
> > Contrast versus:
> >
> > <?php
> >
> > function foo( int $a, string $b ){}
> >
> > foo( '5', 'bleh' ); // <-- no exception or error $a in foo() will
> > // be type int (automatic conversion)
>
> Yes. If $a is '5' but reject if $a is '5five'.
This is what I was considering, but to do something like this we will
have to implement a whole separate rule set just for type hint
conversion.
> > ?>
> >
> > Versus (still allowed default style):
> >
> > <?php
> >
> > function foo( $a, $b ){}
> >
> > foo( '5', 'bleh' ); // <-- no exceptions or type conversions
> >
> > ?>
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rob.
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