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Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2016 21:32:07 -0700
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To: Sara Golemon <pollita@php.net>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] RFC Operator Overloading in Userspace
From: levim@php.net (Levi Morrison)

On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Sara Golemon <pollita@php.net> wrote:
> Patricio Tarantino has asked me to help him propose Operator
> Overloading in PHP 7.1 (based in part on my operator extension in
> PECL).  I think we can expose this to usespace as magic methods with
> very little overhead (the runtime check and dispatch is already there,
> after all).
>
> I do think that the "Future Expansion" section bears following through
> with as well, but the basic set of methods already hooked for GMP
> would be a nice start.
>
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/operator-overloading

My ISP is having issues with no resolution in sight and I can't view
the RFC right now. So sorry for asking a question that is probably
answered in the RFC: this proposes using magic methods, not
interfaces, correct? If so, what is the justification?