Would the be room for compromise then? A flux state where additional types could be defined on the fly?
eg: currently you can type cast to a string, integer, boolean etc. Why not add the ability to define an extra type and then cast to it. Then there is the option / flexability there, but not the required usage of. -- Dan Hardiker [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] ADAM Software & Systems Engineer First Creative Ltd >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: 02 May 2002 05:19 >> >> I propose a feature that I call "string types". > > -maxint. > > A string is a string is a string. It's up to the script to know what > it's being used for and what state it's in. This has too many echoes > of magic_quotes for my liking. > > Cheers! > > Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, > Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, > JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, > Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
