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Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:33:03 -0600
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To: Hamza Ahmad <office.hamzaahmad@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: Alias for `int|float`
From: ryan.jentzsch@gmail.com (Ryan Jentzsch)

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`number` type But frankly this seems a bit silly and reminds me too much of
JavaScript.

On Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:08 PM Hamza Ahmad <office.hamzaahmad@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Olle,
>
> I appreciate your idea of introducing a similar concept of typedef.
> What if you write an RFC explaining that concept. I can join you
> however in co-authoring this request.
>
> Seriously, I have had issues with writing such type again and again.
> If you look at mixed type, it is indeed an alias of some union types.
> Adding such an option to userland would lead to introduction of
> various type hints. Plus, it will help devs write short hand aliases
> for their intersection types.
>
> Regards
>
> Ahmad
>
>
> On 9/27/22, Olle H=C3=A4rstedt <olleharstedt@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>Hello, internals!
> >>
> >>What do you think about creating shorthand `number` for `int|float`?
> >
> > This is also related to allow all types of type-hints in the
> use-statement,
> > like
> >
> >     use int|float as numeric;
> >
> > Anyone interested in creating an RFC for this?
> >
> > Olle
> >
> > PS. Original thread here: https://externals.io/message/112209#112209
> > (dunno how to respond to an old thread when I don't have the original
> > message)
> >
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