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To: internals@lists.php.net, Rob Landers <rob@bottled.codes>,
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Discussion] Add get_declared_enums() function
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From: derick@php.net (Derick Rethans)

On 2 October 2024 09:06:20 BST, Rob Landers <rob@bottled=2Ecodes> wrote:

>You cannot build a =E2=80=9Cclass=E2=80=9D with these rules in PHP, so I =
don=E2=80=99t think enums quack sufficiently like classes to be called a cl=
ass=2E I would argue that it is an object, however=2E I think it would be w=
orth implementing a get_declared_objects() that behaves like get_declared_c=
lasses() currently does=2E=20

Objects are instantiated classes, and not declared elements, so that name =
wouldn't make sense=2E

cheers
Derick=20