Hi Matthew,
In this specific case (when considering an interface), @return self is
wrong, as there is no way to return purely an interface instance. You just
can't instantiate an interface.
However, we should never assume that @return self is wrong in all
scenarios, and IDEs should make sure that overriding it is not wrong.
Conceptually, I can have a @return static in an interface, but the
implementation overrides it to be @return self. This is needed in the case
we're doing something like this:
interface Factory {
/**
*@return static
*/
function create();
}
class BarFactory implements Factory {
/**
*@return self
*/
public function create() {
return new self(); // Yes, create the Factory as an instance for
demonstration purposes... =)
}
}
Cheers,
On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 3:10 PM, Paul Jones <pmjone...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Aug 3, 2016, at 13:54, Matthew Weier O'Phinney <
> mweierophin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > is such a change
> > considered a *fix* (because it updates the syntax to match intent) or a
> > *clarification* (which would require a vote)?
>
> IMO that's a fix; no vote needed.
>
>
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