To be honest: everybody knows what you mean when you say callback. Callable sounds more like the name of an interface.
On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 22:32 +0200, David Zülke wrote: > On 07.06.2011, at 22:31, Stas Malyshev wrote: > > > Hi! > > > >> callback is callable, the opposite could not be true. > >> a string --or a closure-- is callable, but the string is not a callback > > > > According to our docs, which were out there for years, it is. One of the > > main and widespread complaints about PHP is the lack of any system in > > naming, design and documentation, it is sad to see how many people want to > > make it worse instead of making it better > > +1. I'm thinking it should be "callback", or the docs should be adjusted. > "callable" arguably does make more sense, but either way, it needs to be > consistent, that's what matters most. > > David -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
