Probably easier/simpler to deprecate (then remove) property declaration
groups, no?
On Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 14:51 Nikita Popov <nikita....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi internals,
>
> Currently, placing an attribute on property (or constant) groups is not
> allowed:
>
> class Foo {
> #[NonNegative]
> public int $x, $y, $z;
> }
> // Fatal error: Cannot apply attributes to a group of properties
>
> This is a case that was not explicitly mentioned in the RFC and we decided
> to be conversative when landing the initial implementation.
>
> However, this restriction seems pretty arbitrary to me, and I think we
> should remove it. While there is some potential ambiguity as to whether the
> attribute applies to all properties or only the first one, I think the
> general expectation is that it should apply to all properties, just like
> the property type does.
>
> PR to allow this: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/6186
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Regards,
> Nikita
>
