PHP Scalar Type Hints

At this moment a vote on the PHP RFC “Scalar Type Hints” is going on. It would allow stuff like this:

<?php
class ElePHPant {
    public $name, $age, $cuteness, $evil;
    public function __construct(string $name, int $age, float $cuteness, bool $evil) {
        $this->name = $name;
        $this->age = $age;
        $this->cuteness = $cuteness;
        $this->evil = $evil;
    }
}

With the “Return Type Declarations” RFC passed, I’d find it logical to also let this vote pass. I hope they reach the 2/3 majority – which is required as the RFC proposes a change in the PHP language – by the time the vote closes (2015-02-19). With the current 2123 to 20 it looks like this feature won’t make it though.

PHP RFC: Scalar Type Hints →
PHP RFC: Return Type Declarations →