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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] Automatic Property Initialization
From: pthreads@pthreads.org (Joe Watkins)

On 02/01/2014 09:04 AM, Stas Malyshev wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> I've opened the voting for Automatic Property Initialization:
>>
>> - https://wiki.php.net/rfc/automatic_property_initialization
>>
>
> Please note that this RFC adds actually two features - the $this->foo in
> ctor args and functions with empty body described as foo(); - but only
> if this function is a constructor. None of other functions can do that.
> Which sounds pretty inconsistent to me.
>

 > The patch currently just allow for $this→foo as constructor 
arguments, since this is the desired core functionality. Any of the 
other suggested features, like methodless constructors or alternative 
syntax or using a keyword are subject to discussion. They are not part 
of this patch.

 > The vote is for the current patch. You are solely voting on allowing 
$this→foo as constructor arguments. None of the other suggested features 
in this document are subject to vote.

The patch, and vote, is only for automatic property initialization, not 
methodless constructors.

Cheers
Joe