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   * Date: 2011-06-07   * Date: 2011-06-07
   * Author: Hannes Magnusson <bjori@php.net>   * Author: Hannes Magnusson <bjori@php.net>
-  * Status: Under Discussion+  * Status: Implemented in PHP 5.4
   * First Published at: http://wiki.php.net/rfc/callable   * First Published at: http://wiki.php.net/rfc/callable
  
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 The typehint would allow a string with a function name, an array composed of classname/obj+methodname, and a closure. The typehint would allow a string with a function name, an array composed of classname/obj+methodname, and a closure.
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 +===== Callable vs Callback =====
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 +callback is callable, the opposite could not be true. A string, or a closure, is callable, but the string is not a callback.
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 +The documentations already use `array` hinting when a function expects an array, even though it does not type hint on it.
 +The documentations already use `callable` hiting when a function expects a callable instance, even though it does not type hint on it.
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 +Furthermore we already have a function called is_callable(), and this new feature will share its implementation.
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 +Introducing a different name (i..e callback) will therefore only create more inconsistencies and confusion.
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 +The callable typehint reuses the is_callable() logic.
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 +===== Initialization =====
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 +Only null initialize is allowed, making it consistent with classname typehinting.
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   * The only arguments against the idea came from Stas, [[http://php.markmail.org/message/hhdjdfo3o34mcj2t?q=callable|making the argument]];   * The only arguments against the idea came from Stas, [[http://php.markmail.org/message/hhdjdfo3o34mcj2t?q=callable|making the argument]];
-    * 'callable' are nothing different then 'balanced binary tree' and 'readable file', and none of them make sense to have typehints for+    * 'callable' is a data structure not unlike 'balanced binary tree' and 'readable file', and none of them make sense have as a part of the language syntax. They belong in userspace.  
-    * A "strict typing error" is hard to handle in user-space gracefully+    * A "strict typing error" is hard to handle in user-space gracefully.
   * Everyone else seem to like the idea, so far.   * Everyone else seem to like the idea, so far.
   * As for the patch itself, Felipe pointed out that the patch is missing an method in ext/reflection to retrieve the typehint information.   * As for the patch itself, Felipe pointed out that the patch is missing an method in ext/reflection to retrieve the typehint information.
 +  * Things to finalize:
 +    * Reflection support
 +    * Arginfo support
  
  
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   * June 7th 2011, Initial writeup   * June 7th 2011, Initial writeup
 +  * July 27th 2011, Added "callable vs callback" and "initialization" section
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