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rfc:typed_properties_v2 [2018/09/26 13:46] – Add discussion links nikicrfc:typed_properties_v2 [2019/01/04 15:40] – fix typos nikic
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    * No    * No
 </doodle> </doodle>
 +
 +===== Errata =====
 +
 +During final implementation work after the RFC was accepted, a number of cases were encountered which weren't explicitly specified in the original RFC text. They are documented here instead.
 +
 +==== Automatic promotion of arrays and objects ====
 +
 +PHP automatically initializes falsy values that are used as arrays or objects to an empty array or ''stdClass'' respectively. When this happens with a typed property or a reference to a typed property, the property type must be compatible with an array or stdClass object.
 +
 +<code php>
 +class Test {
 +    public ?int $prop = null;
 +}
 +
 +$test = new Test;
 +$test->prop[] = 123;       // TypeError, because we can't assign array to ?int
 +$test->prop->foobar = 123; // TypeError, because we can't assign stdClass to ?int
 +
 +$prop =& $test->prop;
 +$prop[] = 123;       // TypeError, because we can't assign array to ?int
 +$prop->foobar = 123; // TypeError, because we can't assign stdClass to ?int
 +</code>
 +
 +==== Strictness of runtime-evaluated default values ====
 +
 +Default values for both parameters and properties always follow the strict typing semantics, independently of the strict typing mode that applies in a particular file. However, there is one exception to this rule: If a constant expression parameter default value cannot be evaluated during compilation, it follows the strictness mode of the file instead:
 +
 +<code php>
 +function foo(int $x = FOO) { // currently allowed
 +    var_dump($x);
 +}
 +define('FOO', '42');
 +foo();
 +</code>
 +
 +For typed properties we do not make such an exception and following code will generate a TypeError:
 +
 +<code php>
 +class Test {
 +    public int $x = FOO; // TypeError
 +}
 +define('FOO', '42');
 +var_dump(new Test);
 +</code>
 +
 +The reason for this choice is that evaluation of constant expressions at compile-time vs run-time is an optimization choice and should not result in behavioral differences. Whether a constant expression is evaluated during compilation depends on many factors, including code order and whether or not opcache is enabled. We believe that the current behavior of parameters is a bug, not an intentional choice.
  
 ===== Changelog ===== ===== Changelog =====
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 Significant changes to the RFC are noted here. Significant changes to the RFC are noted here.
  
 +  * 2019-01-03: Add errata: Strictness of runtime-evaluated default values.
 +  * 2019-01-03: Add errata: Automatic promotion of arrays and objects.
   * 2018-07-16: Add note about compatibility requirement on properties coming from traits.   * 2018-07-16: Add note about compatibility requirement on properties coming from traits.
   * 2018-07-10: Add shim header to make porting extension easy.   * 2018-07-10: Add shim header to make porting extension easy.
rfc/typed_properties_v2.txt · Last modified: 2019/01/11 16:16 by nikic

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