2009/7/2 Paul Biggar <paul.big...@gmail.com> > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Jonathan Bond-Caron<jbo...@openmv.com> > wrote: > > From userland, I'm a big fan of this proposal / agree to the principle > although I'm not convinced that > > > > function($quantity) > > function(int $quantity) > > function(+int $quantity) > > function(-int $quantity) > > > > looks appropriate... > > > > Userland Note: The "-int" semantics confuses me, I realize it would cast > null's etc... but is it really a requirement? Can it be dropped? > > Yes, it looks off, doesnt it. I quite like ~int, which you suggested > below, for the casting. It makes me think "this is kinda an int". > > > > function($quantity) > > function(int $quantity) paul's (S) casting > > function(int! $quantity) STRICT type --- seems appropriate for php, > follows CSS/web style '!important' > > Yes, I like that too. >
But the exclamation mark has previous use in conditionals, so it may be confused with "anything but an int" Lewis.
