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To: Kalle Sommer Nielsen <kalle@php.net>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] get_debug_type
From: mike@newclarity.net (Mike Schinkel)

> On Feb 17, 2020, at 6:42 AM, Kalle Sommer Nielsen <kalle@php.net> =
wrote:
>=20
> Den man. 17. feb. 2020 kl. 01.25 skrev Mike Schinkel =
<mike@newclarity.net>:
>> Though still not exactly sure where you are headed with it since =
there are few detailed and no code examples the first name that comes to =
mind for me would be get_real_type().
>=20
> "real" is a type in PHP (tho we are phasing that out, see is_real()
> and the (real)-cast), so that name would most likely make it more
> confusing to userland.

Certainly. =20

I picked "real" because of realpath(), but that was just the first thing =
that came to mind.=20

My intent was to propose using a name describing function vs. envisioned =
use-case, and others have made good naming suggestions.

-Mike=