> Of course this ": $this" could be added later in the future. > But this would have the risk that people start adding ": static" on methods > that really return $this. >
I second $this. I also would like to be able to declare `function foo(): $this` at the same time as `function foo(): static` so that we can use the most accurate description right away. Although I'm not into the C part of the proposal, if I may have a suggestion here, it would be to implement the check *at compile time*. Like nullable return types check at compile time that `return null;` is used instead of just `return;`, I think a `$this` return type could and should enforce `return $this;` on all return point of such methods. That would also make the check free at runtime. Cheers, Nicolas
