rfc:splweaktypehintingwithautoboxing
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rfc:splweaktypehintingwithautoboxing [2010/05/31 15:48] – tyrael | rfc:splweaktypehintingwithautoboxing [2017/09/22 13:28] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1 | ||
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- | ====== Request for Comments: | + | ====== Request for Comments: |
* Version: 1.0 | * Version: 1.0 | ||
* Date: 2010-05-31 | * Date: 2010-05-31 | ||
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This rfc tries to propose an alternative solution for type hinting in PHP. | This rfc tries to propose an alternative solution for type hinting in PHP. | ||
Basically its a weak type hinting(auto type conversion if possible without data loss), with support for scalars*, implemented as an spl interface. | Basically its a weak type hinting(auto type conversion if possible without data loss), with support for scalars*, implemented as an spl interface. | ||
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+ | * You hint the matching Spl classname instead of the scalar name, the weak type hinting will kick-in and validate/ | ||
===== Why weak type hinting? ===== | ===== Why weak type hinting? ===== | ||
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class foo implements WeakTypeHinting{ | class foo implements WeakTypeHinting{ | ||
public function bar(SplInt $baz){ | public function bar(SplInt $baz){ | ||
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- | } | + | } |
} | } | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Some crazy thoughts | + | ===== Notes ===== |
If an object implements ArrayAccess spl interface, it could be handled as an array(eg. if you hinted array, you can pass ArrayObject). | If an object implements ArrayAccess spl interface, it could be handled as an array(eg. if you hinted array, you can pass ArrayObject). |
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