rfc:normalize_inc_dec
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- | ====== PHP RFC: Your Title Here ====== | + | ====== PHP RFC: Normalize increment and decrement operators |
- | * Version: 0.1 | + | * Version: 0.2 |
* Date: 2013-12-19 | * Date: 2013-12-19 | ||
- | * Author: | + | * Author: |
- | * Status: | + | * Status: |
* First Published at: https:// | * First Published at: https:// | ||
===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
- | This proposal aims to make the current behaviour | + | The current behaviour |
<code php> | <code php> | ||
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// null values | // null values | ||
$a = null; --$a; // null | $a = null; --$a; // null | ||
+ | $a = null; ++$a; // int(1) | ||
// empty strings | // empty strings | ||
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===== Proposal ===== | ===== Proposal ===== | ||
- | The following behaviour | + | The proposal |
+ | - always treat boolean and null types as an integer, but raise a warning. | ||
+ | - deprecate alphanumeric increment and introduce '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Operation on bool / null ==== | ||
<code php> | <code php> | ||
// booleans | // booleans | ||
- | $a = false; ++$a; // int(1) | + | $a = false; |
- | $a = true; --$a; // int(0) | + | ++$a; // int(1) + warning |
+ | ++$a; // int(2) | ||
+ | $a = true; | ||
+ | --$a; // int(0) + warning | ||
+ | --$a; // int(-1) | ||
// null values | // null values | ||
- | $a = null; --$a; // int(-1) | + | $a = null; --$a; // int(-1) |
+ | $a = null; ++$a; // int(1) + warning | ||
+ | </ | ||
- | // empty strings | + | ==== Operation on alphanumeric |
- | $a = ''; | + | |
+ | <code php> | ||
// non-numeric strings | // non-numeric strings | ||
$a = ' | $a = ' | ||
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++$a; // float(13) | ++$a; // float(13) | ||
</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Additionally, | ||
+ | |||
+ | * '' | ||
+ | * '' | ||
===== Backward Incompatible Changes ===== | ===== Backward Incompatible Changes ===== | ||
- | What breaks, and what is the justification for it? | + | Incrementing '' |
===== Proposed PHP Version(s) ===== | ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) ===== | ||
- | List the proposed | + | **PHP 7** |
- | + | ||
- | ===== SAPIs Impacted ===== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Describe the impact to CLI, Development web server, embedded PHP etc. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== Impact to Existing Extensions ===== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Will existing extensions be affected? | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== New Constants ===== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Describe any new constants so they can be accurately and comprehensively explained in the PHP documentation. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ===== php.ini Defaults ===== | + | |
- | + | ||
- | If there are any php.ini settings then list: | + | |
- | * hardcoded default values | + | |
- | | + | |
- | | + | |
===== Open Issues ===== | ===== Open Issues ===== | ||
- | Make sure there are no open issues when the vote starts! | + | None. |
===== Unaffected PHP Functionality ===== | ===== Unaffected PHP Functionality ===== | ||
- | List existing areas/ | + | The changes do not affect |
- | + | * '' | |
- | This helps avoid any ambiguity, shows that you have thought deeply about the RFC's impact, and helps reduces mail list noise. | + | * '' |
- | + | * '' | |
- | ===== Future Scope ===== | + | * '' |
- | + | * '' | |
- | This sections details areas where the feature might be improved in future, but that are not currently proposed in this RFC. | + | |
===== Proposed Voting Choices ===== | ===== Proposed Voting Choices ===== | ||
- | Include these so readers know where you are heading and can discuss the proposed voting options. | + | Yay or nay. |
===== Patches and Tests ===== | ===== Patches and Tests ===== | ||
- | Links to any external patches and tests go here. | + | Coming soon ... |
- | If there is no patch, make it clear who will create a patch, or whether a volunteer to help with implementation is needed. | + | ===== Implementation ===== |
- | Make it clear if the patch is intended to be the final patch, or is just a prototype. | + | N/A |
- | ===== Implementation | + | ===== References |
- | After the project is implemented, | + | [[https:// |
- | | + | |
- | - a link to the git commit(s) | + | |
- | - a link to the PHP manual entry for the feature | + | |
- | ===== References ===== | + | The competing proposal: |
- | Links to external references, discussions or RFCs | + | [[alpanumeric_decrement|Alphanumeric Decrement]] |
===== Rejected Features ===== | ===== Rejected Features ===== | ||
Keep this updated with features that were discussed on the mail lists. | Keep this updated with features that were discussed on the mail lists. |
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