ID: 40979
Updated by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reported By: wjaspers at nuaire dot com
-Status: Open
+Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: CentOS / Windows XP Pro
PHP Version: 6CVS-2007-04-02 (CVS)
New Comment:
This was discussed and rejected multiple times. Please see the archives
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Previous Comments:
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[2007-04-20 18:44:15] wjaspers at nuaire dot com
I would also like to add:
Could future versions of PHP PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE recognize basic
data types such as 'char','int',and 'string' as they are passed through
the method signature. That way, if the wrong data type is submitted, a
ClassCastException or other situation can occur to indicate either to
the programmer or the end-user that the data supplied is not correct?
An example as such:
<?php
class Me {
[...]
function setMyName(String $myName)
{
$this->name = $myName;
}
[...]
}
?>
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[2007-04-02 17:30:02] wjaspers at nuaire dot com
Description:
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Please add the ability to overload methods by their signature. This
feature would be the same as Java 5, in that a class could be created
with several functions by the same name, but the PHP engine could
determine which one to use simply by determining which method signature
is being utilized.
I would also hope if this is created, that Constructors may also be
overloaded by signature. (This would make porting java applications to
PHP or vice-versa a cinch).
Reproduce code:
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As an example, the class below has two constructors with the same name,
and three methods with the same name, which would be differentiated
simply by the type and number of variables supplied.
This would make PHP much more object-oriented, and more robust.
<?php
class TestMe
{
var $isValid = false; # intial value
public function TestMe() {
$this->isValid = false;
}
public function TestMe(bool $isValid) {
$this->isValid = $isValid;
}
public function validate() {
}
public function validate(bool $strict) {
}
public function validate(Validator $validatorObject) {
}
}
?>
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