On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 11:59 AM, Rowan Collins <rowan.coll...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 12 September 2017 17:45:46 BST, Levi Morrison <le...@php.net> wrote: >>The rest of my message only makes sense once you understand I was >>proposing unified case sensitivity for all symbols *and* merging them >>into one table. > > Ah, OK, so I partially missed the point. I'm still not sure what you're > suggesting is sensible, though... > > >>> If we want function and class references, they should have their own, >>>unambiguous, syntax. > > I stand by this assertion. Consider the following statement: > > $foo = bar; > > Even if "bar" cannot *simultaneously* be the name of a function, a class, and > a constant, it can still *potentially* be any of the three, from the point of > view of the compiler.
If it's known, it's known, and it can proceed with that type. If it's not known then autoload and proceed like normal. I fail to see how this is an issue, and in fact, see it as a *significant* improvement to our current situation... -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
