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Date: Tue, 5 May 2020 14:49:17 -0400
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To: Lynn <kjarli@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Named arguments
From: mike@newclarity.net (Mike Schinkel)

> On May 5, 2020, at 2:37 PM, Lynn <kjarli@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> If I understand this correctly, something like this could be done?
>=20
> ```
> // current version, argument name =3D "firstArgument"
> function example(string $firstArgument) {}
> // name changes, bc can be kept, argument name =3D "firstArgument" and
> "argument"
> function example(string firstArgument: $argument) {}
> ```
> This would make it possible to keep backwards compatibility, and =
perhaps
> even trigger a notice when called with the old name?
>=20

I was going to suggest similar, but with the `as` keyword similar to the =
use in the `use` statement:

        function example( string $argument as firstArg ) {}

-Mike=