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Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:46:37 +0200
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To: Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Mixed type
From: kocsismate90@gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?TcOhdMOpIEtvY3Npcw==?=)

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Hi Larry,


> Sure, but how often is that an actual description of what the code
> accepts?  I... cannot actually envision what code would actually accept
> that mess. :-)
>

For example the recently added get_debug_type() function does, along with
dozens of internal functions. Besides messy code, I'm sure that there are
legitimate use-cases for the mixed type in user-land as well.

use mixed =3D null|bool|int|float|string|array|object|resource;
> use scalar =3D null|bool|int|float|string;
> use number =3D int|float;


I'm really not a fan of type aliases (at least user-land ones), but I also
agree with Sara that these 3 "global" aliases would come handy. Actually, I
was considering to also propose "scalar" and "number" in a later RFC.

Cheers,
M=C3=A1t=C3=A9

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