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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:21:39 +0200
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Subject: [PHP-DEV] Optional constructor body
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From: olivernybroe@gmail.com (Oliver Nybroe)

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Hello internals.

I am looking into making the constructor body optional in classes,
essentially allowing you to write

```
class User {
    public function __construct(
        private string $name,
    )
}
```

Currently to make this code valid, it would have to be written the
following way

```
class User {
    public function __construct(
        public string $name,
    ) {}
}
```

With the introduction or constructor property promotion in 8.0, we often
see classes where the constructor has an empty body, and my guess would be
that this will only increase with the introduction of property access hooks
in 8.4 which is allowed to be defined in the constructor also.

This change would only be a cosmetic change and simplify the userland code
by removing two redundant characters.



This would be my first RFC and I am willing to try and implement it myself.


Best regards
Oliver Nybroe (he/him)

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello internals.=C2=A0<br><br>I am looking into makin=
g the constructor body optional in classes, essentially allowing you to wri=
te</div><div><br></div><div>```</div><div>class User {<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 pub=
lic function __construct(<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 private string $na=
me,<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 )<br>}<br></div><div>```</div><div><br>Currently to ma=
ke this code valid, it would have to be written the following way<br><br>``=
`<br>class User {<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 public function __construct(<br>=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 public string $name,<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 ) {}<br>}<br>```=
</div><div><br></div><div>With the introduction or constructor property pro=
motion in 8.0, we often see classes where the constructor has an empty body=
, and my guess would be that this will only increase with the introduction =
of property access hooks in 8.4 which is allowed to be defined in the const=
ructor also.=C2=A0<br><br>This change would only be a cosmetic change and s=
implify the userland code by removing two redundant characters.=C2=A0<br><b=
r></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This would be my first RFC and I=
 am willing to try and implement it myself.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><br c=
lear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Best regards<div>Oliver Nybroe (he/hi=
m)</div></div></div></div></div>

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