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Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Scalar Type Hinting From: johncrenshaw@priacta.com (John Crenshaw) DQo+IFdlbGwsIGlmIHlvdXIgdHlwZSBoaW50cyBnZXRzIG1vcmUgZm9yZ2l2aW5nLCB0aGFuIGl0 J3MgdGhlIHNhbWUgdGhhdCB3YXMNCj4gcHJvcG9zZWQgYnkgdGhpcyBmdW5jdGlvbiBhKChpbnQp ICRhcmcpIHt9IEFuZCBpbiB0aGlzIGNhc2UgaGludHMgaGF2ZSBubw0KPiBtZWFuaW5nIGF0IGFs bCAtIGl0J3MganVzdCBvdGhlciBzeW50YXggdG8gZG8gdGhlIGNvbnZlcnNpb24gdGhhdCBub3cg bG9va3MNCj4gbGlrZSB0aGlzIGZ1bmN0aW9uIGEoJGFyZykgeyAkYXJnID0gKGludCkkYXJnOyB9 DQo+DQoNClRoYXQncyBibGFjayBhbmQgd2hpdGUgdGhpbmtpbmcuIENhc3RpbmcgaXMgb2J2aW91 c2x5IHRvbyBmb3JnaXZpbmcgKGEgY2FzdCBsaXRlcmFsbHkgYWNjZXB0cyBBTllUSElORyksIGFu ZCB0aGVyZSB3ZXJlIHNwZWNpZmljIHByb2JsZW1zIGlkZW50aWZpZWQgd2l0aCB0aGF0IHN5bnRh eCB0aGF0IGhhdmUgYWJzb2x1dGVseSBub3RoaW5nIHRvIGRvIHdpdGggd2hldGhlciB5b3UgY2Fu IGp1Z2dsZSBwYXJhbWV0ZXIgdHlwZXMuDQoNCkN1cnJlbnQgc2VudGltZW50IHNlZW1zIHRvIGJl IHNldHRsaW5nIGFyb3VuZCBiZWhhdmlvciBzaW1pbGFyIHRvIHRoZSBpbnRlcm5hbCB6ZW5kX3Bh 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