Hi Larry,
> Sure, but how often is that an actual description of what the code > accepts? I... cannot actually envision what code would actually accept > that mess. :-) > For example the recently added get_debug_type() function does, along with dozens of internal functions. Besides messy code, I'm sure that there are legitimate use-cases for the mixed type in user-land as well. use mixed = null|bool|int|float|string|array|object|resource; > use scalar = null|bool|int|float|string; > use number = int|float; I'm really not a fan of type aliases (at least user-land ones), but I also agree with Sara that these 3 "global" aliases would come handy. Actually, I was considering to also propose "scalar" and "number" in a later RFC. Cheers, Máté
