Hello Sam.
Would you agree in general the function int name() { syntax is favored? If
you need help working out the grammar for such changes let me know. This is
something that I think would add value to PHP as a whole and would not mind
lending some time for.
-Chris
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 4:51 AM, Sam Barrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 12:58 +0200, LAUPRETRE François (P) wrote:
> > > From: Stanislav Malyshev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > > First is that function
> > > definition and code is usually written by the same person in the same
> > > (very small) context, and this person has to be somewhat
> > > absent-minded
> > > to forget what function returns from definition to return a
> > > dozen lines
> > > below. Supporting such absent-mindedness with language constructs
> > > doesn't appear appropriate.
> >
> > Right, return type hinting is useless in such cases, but it is
> interesting when we check whether a method is compatible with an implemented
> interface or an extended/abstract class. In this case, both codes are
> typically not written by the same person and specifying the methods' return
> types in an interface makes sense.
>
> This is my number one use, abstract methods that are later implemented.
>
> > Francois
> >
>
>
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