Re: [phpng] naming

From: Date: Thu, 08 May 2014 18:20:58 +0000
Subject: Re: [phpng] naming
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On 07.05.2014 19:59, Andrea Faulds wrote:


On 7 May 2014, at 18:57, Marc Bennewitz <php@marc-bennewitz.de
<mailto:php@marc-bennewitz.de>> wrote:


I would also prefer to name it was it represents. I mean a ZVAL
represents a PHP typed value and not a C typed one. So for example
IS_LONG would be IS_INTEGER and IS_DOUBLE would become IS_FLOAT.


However, integers in PHP are usually abbreviated to just “int”s, so I
think that one should be IS_INT. :)


After looking something deeper into documentation/code I'm really unsure what the PHP integer type is named.

- The documentation is talking about "integer" mostly but on some points it's talking about "int" also.
 - http://php.net/manual/language.types.integer.php

- On documented function arguments and return values it's named "int"

- Type-Functions are named "int" but the type is named "integer" mainly
 - is_int (alias is_integer and is_long)
 - intval
 - gettype returns "integer"
 - settype expects "integer" or, since PHP 4.2.0, "int"

- Constants use the abbr. "INT"
 - PHP_INT_MAX
 - PHP_INT_SIZE

- On type casting both exists I don't know if one is an alias
 - http://php.net/manual/language.types.type-juggling.php#language.types.typecasting

- None of the both are reserved words

PS: With "boolean" and "bool" it's the same mix.



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Andrea Faulds
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