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Request #43456 Class property type hints
Submitted: 2007-11-29 16:55 UTC Modified: 2019-01-25 16:10 UTC
Votes:2
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:1 of 1 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (100.0%)
Same OS:1 (100.0%)
From: kjarli at gmail dot com Assigned: nikic (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Class/Object related
PHP Version: * OS: *
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2007-11-29 16:55 UTC] kjarli at gmail dot com
Description:
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Why not adding something like this in classes:

public $array:Array;
private $bool:Bool = false;
protected $number:Number = 40;
var $string:String = 'a text';

This is like forcing a variable into a bool, array, number etc.
This should be pure for classes only.
Assigning an array value to like a :Number, will cause a notice error.

This is usefull for 
1. Debugging
2. accessing public values
3. If you are working with more than 1 person, your class won't get messed up.
4. if you use like :Number, and you insert '10', it can force it into a number.


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 [2015-01-09 00:58 UTC] ajf@php.net
-Summary: forcing type of variable in class +Summary: Class property type hints -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: Class/Object related -Operating System: +Operating System: * -PHP Version: 5.2.5 +PHP Version: *
 [2018-08-22 02:31 UTC] carusogabriel@php.net
An RFC about this topic has been opened: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/typed_properties_v2
 [2019-01-03 11:59 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Assigned To: +Assigned To: nikic
 [2019-01-25 16:10 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Assigned +Status: Closed
 [2019-01-25 16:10 UTC] nikic@php.net
The implementation for the aforementioned RFC has been merged, and typed properties will be available in PHP 7.4.
 
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