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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 12:02:35 +0100
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To: Leigh <leight@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] What do we need strict scalar type hints for?
From: florian@margaine.com (Florian Margaine)

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Hi Leigh,

Le 4 f=C3=A9vr. 2015 11:50, "Leigh" <leight@gmail.com> a =C3=A9crit :
>
> What was wrong with:
>
> function x(int $y, string $z) { // strict
> function x((int) $y, (string) $z) { // casting
>
> This was the best suggestion I've seen that covers the requirements of
> both camps, and is still very clear how data is going to be handled.
>
> Authors who want their APIs to adhered to strictly can do that,
> authors who want to accept anything and have it end up as their
> desired type can do that too.

Because it is then the callee who decides, not the caller, whether or not
he wants strict typing.

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Cheers,
Florian Margaine

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