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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 11:20:34 -0500
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Question about adding !function_identifier
From: pollita@php.net (Sara Golemon)

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On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 11:07 AM M. W. Moe <mo.mu.wss@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a quick question before any formal proposal; would it be complex to
> add an exclamation mark indicatorin front a function identifier to indicate
> that function throws; like the nullable question mark for types however
>  without any runtime check something like a pure syntax indicator to make
> the code clearer?
>
> If you're suggesting something with no runtime validation, then why not
simply use docblock annotations?  They're widely supported and understood
already.

Basically, what will having that syntax give you that not having it won't?

-Sara

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