I don't know, maybe it does work. But either way I'm not introducing a new keyword, I changed the patch to reuse the return keyword.
Yes, long strings of keywords: abstract protected string function dostuff() On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 14:22 -0700, Chris Stockton wrote: > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Sam Barrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 13:24 -0600, Nathan Nobbe wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Sam Barrow > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 14:08 -0500, Jeremy Privett > wrote: > > > Sam Barrow wrote: > > > > I figured it out, the syntax is now as follows: > > > > > > > > function a($b, $c) returns d { > > > > } > > > > > > > > I'll post an update soon. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That's certainly a non-intuitive syntax. How about > we take a > > page out of > > > the book of other C-style languages before trying > to invent > > something > > > else? I agree with Stas, "return" and "returns" > are not part > > of a > > > function definition. > > > > > > I don't think it's non-intuitive at all, and even > so, it's the > > most intuitive we have. This ordering makes more > sense to me > > at first glance (in the order I would think about > things; > > scope, name, arguments, return). > > > > im not sure the following has been explicitly proposed, but > how about > > omitting the 'return' keyword and placing the return type > hint before > > the function identifier > > > > function int a($b, $c) {} > > > > > This is, but I don't think this is possible, due to confusion > with the > keywords (public, private, static, abstract, etc). Plus this > leads to > long strings of keywords. > > There can be no technical reason why this more adopted and understood > syntax should not be possible. Adding returns as a keyword would > completely break tons of code. Why are the proposals on something that > is so consistent across many languages being changed so obscurely? Why > a seperate non-intuitive syntax. > > public function int (string $foo) { return 1; } > > Can't we keep the sanity? > > > [ ... ] Plus this leads to > long strings of keywords. > > Are you kidding? strlen('returns int') > strlen('int'); ..... > > > -Chris -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php