> Terje Slettebų wrote: > > I don't find this answer satisfactory. Yes, PHP has loose/weak typing, but > > at any one time, a value or a variable has a distinct type. In the example > > in the quote above, you'd have to ensure that the value you pass is of the > > right type. > > Well, like it or not, that is the way it is. PHP is first and foremost > a web scripting language. Browsers don't send a type along with each > bit of information they send. Everything comes across as a string and > as such all the internal PHP functions do the right thing when you pass > a string to a function that really takes a number. We have no plans to > break this and create an inconsistent set of functions that no longer do > this.
Thanks for your reply. I can understand the reasoning for that. However, what the request was about was _optional_ explicit typing; the standard library didn't have to use it at all, but it would be available to users. Many places in a web application pass values between functions, where the type is well-known (i.e. not directly from a browser). Nevertheless, I assume the official answer is the same, and I understand it, if this is not a reasonably commonly requested feature. Regards, Terje -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
