{ "uuid": [ { "value": "e2991eb4-1aee-4d04-9045-989159a9b64f" } ], "langcode": [ { "value": "en" } ], "type": [ { "target_id": "daily_email", "target_type": "node_type", "target_uuid": "8bde1f2f-eef9-4f2d-ae9c-96921f8193d7" } ], "revision_timestamp": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:14+00:00" } ], "revision_uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "revision_log": [], "status": [ { "value": true } ], "uid": [ { "target_type": "user", "target_uuid": "b8966985-d4b2-42a7-a319-2e94ccfbb849" } ], "title": [ { "value": "Strict typing in PHP" } ], "created": [ { "value": "2024-05-04T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "changed": [ { "value": "2025-05-11T09:00:14+00:00" } ], "promote": [ { "value": false } ], "sticky": [ { "value": false } ], "default_langcode": [ { "value": true } ], "revision_translation_affected": [ { "value": true } ], "path": [ { "alias": "\/daily\/2024\/05\/04\/strict-typing-in-php", "langcode": "en" } ], "body": [ { "value": "\n

I prefer writing and working with strictly typed code.<\/p>\n\n

One of the major improvements in PHP has been the option to enable strict types.<\/p>\n\n

For example, this code will usually not error and give the result:<\/p>\n\n

function add(int $a, int $b): void\n{\n    var_dump($a + $b);\n}\n\nadd(1, '1');\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

However, I'd prefer if it failed as I'm passing the function an integer and a string, but specifying they should both be integers.<\/p>\n\n

Fixing this is simple, by adding this line to the top of the file:<\/p>\n\n

declare(strict_types=1);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

I add this to every PHP file by default.<\/p>\n\n

I want my code to be as strict and predictable as possible, and to error when I want it to and make any bugs more explicit and easier to find and fix.<\/p>\n\n ", "format": "full_html", "processed": "\n

I prefer writing and working with strictly typed code.<\/p>\n\n

One of the major improvements in PHP has been the option to enable strict types.<\/p>\n\n

For example, this code will usually not error and give the result:<\/p>\n\n

function add(int $a, int $b): void\n{\n    var_dump($a + $b);\n}\n\nadd(1, '1');\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

However, I'd prefer if it failed as I'm passing the function an integer and a string, but specifying they should both be integers.<\/p>\n\n

Fixing this is simple, by adding this line to the top of the file:<\/p>\n\n

declare(strict_types=1);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n

I add this to every PHP file by default.<\/p>\n\n

I want my code to be as strict and predictable as possible, and to error when I want it to and make any bugs more explicit and easier to find and fix.<\/p>\n\n ", "summary": null } ], "feeds_item": [ { "imported": "1970-01-01T00:33:45+00:00", "guid": null, "hash": "07d6a599d591e31580f215b484e9ae34", "target_type": "feeds_feed", "target_uuid": "90c85284-7ca8-4074-9178-97ff8384fe76" } ] }