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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC][Vote announcement] Arbitrary static variable
 initializers
From: tim@bastelstu.be (=?UTF-8?Q?Tim_D=c3=bcsterhus?=)

Hi

Thank you, I've had another read through the RFC.

On 3/16/23 12:51, Ilija Tovilo wrote:
> Let me know if anything is still unclear.
> 

Isn't the destructor+exception example misleading? In that case the 
initial value of '$x' is constant, thus it should always be known to 
reflection, no?

Should the example look like this:

> function foo($y) {
>     $x = new Foo();
>     static $x = $y;
> }
>  
> try {
>     foo(42);
> } catch (Exception) {}

?

Side-Note: I find the behavior of static variables that do not overwrite 
existing variables extremely confusing, even without this RFC: 
https://3v4l.org/ApIcA. Anyone who doesn't define them at the very top 
of a function deserves a special place in hell :-)

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus