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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RE: Optional scalar type hinting
From: tomi@cumulo.fi (Tomi Kaistila)

> For me "type hinting" has nothing to do with "type conversion". Hinting
> a 'string' expects a string, nothing else, not even an object.
Agreed. It seems like a way to compromise between those who support this 
feature and those who do not, but in a way that completely defeats the 
purpose of type hinting.

Tomi Kaistila
PHP Developer