Is the only intended benefit behind this proposal the ability to seamlessly extend a seemingly normal property as an accessor?
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 3:43 AM, Clint Priest <cpri...@zerocue.com> wrote: > I'm opening up several new threads to get discussion going on the > remaining "being debated" categories referenced in this 1.1 -> 1.2 change > spec: > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/**propertygetsetsyntax-as-** > implemented/change-requests<https://wiki.php.net/rfc/propertygetsetsyntax-as-implemented/change-requests> > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------ > *Extra shorthand declaration* > > Allow extra short declaration of an accessor: > > class TimePeriod { > public DateTime $date; > } > > /* Would be equivalent to this */ > > class TimePeriod { > public $date { > get() { return $this->date; } > set(DateTime $value) { $this->date = $value;} > } > } > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------ > Thoughts? > > -- > -Clint > >
