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From: derick@php.net (Derick Rethans)

On 2 May 2024 13:48:36 BST, Ollie Read <php@ollie=2Ecodes> wrote:

>These methods accept an integer to retrieve a parameter by its position, =
or a string to retrieve by its name=2E So far, I have built this so that if=
 you required the first parameter, it's parameter 0=2E I treat it this way =
because the only other place where we deal with parameter indexes, is Refle=
ctionFunctionAbstract::getParameters() which returns the parameters zero-in=
dexed=2E
>
>The question that is holding this PR back is should these methods be 1 in=
dexed, so that the provided position is consistent with the error messages,=
 or how a person would typically count, or should they be 0 indexed to rema=
in consistent with the existing API=2E

0-indexed, as that's what PHP does everywhere else=2E=20

cheers
Derick=20