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To: "Nikita Nefedov" <internals@lists.php.net>, "Sanford Whiteman"
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Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:05:23 -0000
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Dropping requirement for `function` keyword for methods
 in classes/interfaces/etc
From: inefedor@gmail.com ("Nikita Nefedov")

On Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:59:51 -0000, Sanford Whiteman  
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>> Classes always should be declared with class keyword, because there  
>> could
>> be ambiguity whether it's class, interface or trait.
>
> If only inner classes are allowed in a given PHP version, there's no
> ambiguity about whether "something{}" just inside a a class is an
> inner class.
>
> That's the justification for removing "function" just inside classes,
> isn't it? That it's not ambiguous because the only thing as of PHP.now
> that can take the form "sometype somevisibility something(){}" is a
> function?
>
> Well, if in PHP.later, the only thing that takes the form "sometype
> something{}" is an inner class, then leaving off the "sometype" there
> is also unambiguous (but also similarly gratuitous).
>
> And if in PHP.later.still you have inner interfaces, then the
> unmodified one still defaults to inner class and only a literal
> "interface something{}" is an inner intf.
>
> (I'm attempting a RAA argument but maybe failing....)
>
> -- Sandy | FigureOne Support Team
>
>

So no you are not saying "PHP is not Java or C#". I don't want to touch  
any religious views but it's really funny to read :)