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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:40:09 -0800
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To: John Crenshaw <johncrenshaw@priacta.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Scalar type hinting
From: kris.craig@gmail.com (Kris Craig)

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I wouldn't mind that, though I'm concerned that it may not be sellable
because some people on here have expressed a strong opinion that this
shouldn't throw anything more than a notice or a warning at most, something
that I and others strongly disagree with.  The logical approach, to me at
least, is to follow the example of include() and require(); i.e. they're
both identical except that one throws a scary error while the other one is
just a warning.

I'm fine with just throwing E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR, though I fear that may
alienate too many people for us to be able to get this through.  Though
it's possible I might be overestimating that factor.

--Kris


On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 5:17 PM, John Crenshaw <johncrenshaw@priacta.com>wrote:

> > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Rick WIdmer <vchkpw@developersdesk.com
> >wrote:
> >
> > > On 2/28/2012 2:58 PM, Kris Craig wrote:
> > >
> > >  strong int $a = "1"; // Converts to 1.  May or may not throw an error
> > > (I'm
> > >> still on the fence).
> > >>
> > >
> > > It this is an error, it is no longer PHP.
> > >
> >
> > @Rick Though I'm not sure I'd agree with the overly broad "it is no
> longer PHP" hyperbole, I think the basic point that it would be a
> significant departure from the current model has merit.  So ok, you've
> convinced me.
> That example should not throw any errors.  I'm officially no longer on the
> fence with that.  =)
> >
> > --Kris
>
> OK, if we're all on the same page there, I think this means that there is
> no significant difference between the "strong int" and "weak int" in your
> proposal (the only remaining difference being the level of error raised
> when it cannot be converted, which IMO is not substantial enough to deserve
> a keyword.) I'd prefer to just pick one error level to use
> (E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR would be the most consistent) and keep everything
> simple.
>
> John Crenshaw
> Priacta, Inc.
>

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