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rfc:scalar-pseudo-type [2017/12/24 17:29] – Added more Examples fleshgrinderrfc:scalar-pseudo-type [2017/12/24 23:32] – Added Section about Weak Mode fleshgrinder
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 The function [[https://php.net/is-scalar|is_scalar]] to determine whether a value is ''scalar'' or not already exist in PHP since a long time and must not be added. The function [[https://php.net/is-scalar|is_scalar]] to determine whether a value is ''scalar'' or not already exist in PHP since a long time and must not be added.
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 +====== Weak Mode ======
 +Objects with a magic ''toString'' method are accepted and treated as strings in weak mode. The behavior is 1:1 the same as if the type constraint would have been ''string'' in the first place for objects. This ensures perfect consistency and adheres to the principle of least astonishment.
  
 ====== Examples ====== ====== Examples ======
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 ===== Backward Incompatible Changes ===== ===== Backward Incompatible Changes =====
 ''scalar'' is implemented as reserved name, therefore a class, interface, or trait named ''scalar'' cannot be declared.  ''scalar'' is implemented as reserved name, therefore a class, interface, or trait named ''scalar'' cannot be declared. 
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-===== Open Issues ===== 
-  * Whether ''scalar'' should accept objects with a magic ''toString'' method in weak mode like the ''string'' constraint does. 
  
 ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) ===== ===== Proposed PHP Version(s) =====
rfc/scalar-pseudo-type.txt · Last modified: 2017/12/24 23:33 by fleshgrinder

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