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Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 13:31:16 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Interface and abstract method
From: rquadling@googlemail.com (Richard Quadling)

On 19 May 2010 13:27, mathieu.suen <mathieu.suen@easyflirt.com> wrote:
> Ok so there is no real meaning behind the "abstract".
> Thanks
>
> On 05/18/2010 05:55 PM, Tjerk Anne Meesters wrote:
>>
>> Normally, PHP won't allow access types for interface methods, but the
>> reflection for SPL is defined inside the C code:
>>
>> static const zend_function_entry spl_funcs_OuterIterator[] =3D {
>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 SPL_ABSTRACT_ME(OuterIterator, getInnerItera=
tor,
>> arginfo_recursive_it_void)
>> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 {NULL, NULL, NULL}
>> };
>>
>> IMO the SPL_ME should be used instead, but I wouldn't be bothered about =
it
>> ;-)
>>
>> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 11:12 PM, mathieu.suen
>> <mathieu.suen@easyflirt.com> =C2=A0wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> In the SPL there is some interface that have abstract method:
>>>
>>> *Countable* {
>>> /* Methods */
>>> abstract public int
>>> count<http://www.php.net/manual/en/countable.count.php>
>>> ( void )
>>> }
>>>
>>> While some interface have "none abstract" method.
>>>
>>> *OuterIterator* extends Iterator
>>> <http://www.php.net/manual/en/class.iterator.php> =C2=A0{
>>> /* Methods */
>>> public Iterator getInnerIterator
>>> <http://www.php.net/manual/en/outeriterator.getchildren.php> =C2=A0( vo=
id )
>>> ..snip..
>>> }
>>>
>>> Does =C2=A0"abstract" keyword have a semantic?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> --Mathieu suen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> -- Mathieu Suen
>
>
>
>

Seemingly not when it applies to an interface.

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