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Subject: Type casting syntax
From: maxsem.wiki@gmail.com (Max Semenik)

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I've been thinking about extending PHP's cast syntax to user-defined types,
e.g. not only (int)$foo but also (MyClass)$foo. Currently, a T_STRING in
parentheses is always treated as a constant - would it be acceptable to
hijack this syntax when used in unary operation context, i.e. "(" T_STRING
")" expr? If not, any other alternatives?

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Best regards,
Max Semenik

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