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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:06:31 +0200
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To: Damian Wadley <php@requinix.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Syntax for variadic functions
From: nikita.ppv@gmail.com (Nikita Popov)

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On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 11:01 PM, Damian Wadley <php@requinix.net> wrote:

> How about having the ellipsis _after_ the variable? That then coincides
> with phpDocumentor's recommended syntax of "$c,..."
>

That syntax has it neither before nor after, because there is no parameter
name.

and it keeps any typehint or & with the variable name ("array &$arr..."
> versus "array &...$arr") and, honestly, I think that reads more easily.
>

Please see the https://wiki.php.net/rfc/variadics#choice_of_syntax section
of the RFC. Quoting: "With ref-modifier (&$args...) this does not show well
that the individual arguments are references, rather than $args itself.
With typehint (array $args...) it also looks like the typehint applies to
$args itself rather than all variadic arguments."

Thanks,
Nikita

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