rfc:binary_string_deprecation
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| rfc:binary_string_deprecation [2016/12/11 18:06] – created pmmaga | rfc:binary_string_deprecation [2016/12/12 15:41] – pmmaga |
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| In version 5.2.1, the ''b'' prefix and the ''(binary)'' cast were [[http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.type-juggling.php|introduced for forward compatibility]] with the PHP-6 project. As it is known, that project never came to be. However, these are still accepted by the language scanner although ignored from then on. | In version 5.2.1, the ''b'' prefix and the ''(binary)'' cast were [[http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.type-juggling.php|introduced for forward compatibility]] with the PHP-6 project. As it is known, that project never came to be. However, these are still accepted by the language scanner although ignored from then on. |
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| This RFC aims at deprecating those as they are naturally confusing given that they are simply ignored or, in the case of the cast, the same as casting to ''string''. | This RFC aims to deprecate the prefix as it produces no effect on the string literal and the binary cast because it is the same as casting to string. |
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| ===== Proposal ===== | ===== Proposal ===== |
| This RFC is implemented by the following patches: | This RFC is implemented by the following patches: |
| * Implementation: [[https://github.com/php/php-src/compare/master...pmmaga:binary-string-deprecation]] | * Implementation: [[https://github.com/php/php-src/compare/master...pmmaga:binary-string-deprecation]] |
| * Language Specification: In progress | * Language Specification: [[https://github.com/php/php-langspec/compare/master...pmmaga:binary-string-deprecation]] |
| * Documentation: [[https://edit.php.net/?patch=en/language/types/type-juggling.xml&project=PHP]] | * Documentation: [[https://edit.php.net/?patch=en/language/types/type-juggling.xml&project=PHP]] |
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