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rfc:callable [2011/06/16 00:11] – [Previous discussions] stasrfc:callable [2011/07/27 09:04] – initialization and name bjori
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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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   * 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:   * Things to finalize:
-    * Type name: documentation uses 'callback', not 'callable' as proposed 
-    * Are initializers allowed? 
-    * Does validation include visibility, as is_callable() does? 
     * Reflection support     * Reflection support
     * Arginfo support     * Arginfo support
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