> De : Patrick ALLAERT [mailto:patrickalla...@php.net] > ini_set("coercion_reporting", COERCION_ERROR); // Fail in case of > potentially bad coercion > > foo(7); > // int(7) > foo("7"); > // int(7) > foo("7 dogs"); > // Catchable fatal error: Unsafe coercion transforming "7 dogs" to "7". > > The biggest advantage, IMHO, is that you get the exact same result whether > you do: > > foo((int) $value); > > or: > > foo($value); > > ... whatever the mode you are in. > > Basically, this is weak type hints + something similar to what I > contributed in the past with the "Array to string conversion" notice (see: > https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/d81ea16e). > > Care to share the pro's/con's you see with a solution like that?
That's a good idea, IMO. We can add an optional message when a conversion is executed in ZPP macros. It can help. The main drawback is that it is pure runtime check, not suitable for static analysis and related tools. Regards François -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php