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From: pierre-php@processus.org (Pierre)

Le 01/12/2025 à 21:12, BohwaZ a écrit :
> Hi all,
>
> PHP 8.5 has deprecated the following type names:
> - integer
> - double
> - boolean
> - binary
>
> But the gettype() function still returns integer, double and boolean
> instead of int, float and bool.
>
> This inconsistency is quite confusing for new developers (and even older
> ones).
>
> I understand that changing the return of gettype might break a lot of
> existing code, so maybe it's not a good idea (yet).

And if I remember correctly, that's exactly why get_debug_type() was 
introduced: no BC break, and it does the job.

You should simply use get_debug_type() everywhere and never use 
gettype() ever again. This is the most sensible move you can make, it 
really is the function you should use in most case.

--

Pierre