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Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:07:38 +0200
To: "Gina P. Banyard" <internals@gpb.moe>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Discussion] Add get_declared_enums() function
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From: tim@bastelstu.be (=?UTF-8?Q?Tim_D=C3=BCsterhus?=)

Hi

Am 2024-10-03 14:01, schrieb Gina P. Banyard:
> As a counterpoint to the argument presented on the list that Enums 
> should still be returned by get_declared_list() because they are 
> "classes":
> Interfaces and traits are also "classes" internally, and yet they are 
> not returned.
> We make a distinction in userland, and this should be followed by the 
> provided functions.

 From my userland developer mental model PoV `enum`s are just special 
classes. Leaving aside Reflection or other introspection functionality 
and enum object behaves just like a "regular" class object. The same is 
not true for interfaces and traits, which are structures that help you 
build a class (including enum classes, which support both interfaces and 
traits).

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus