Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Primary Constructors

Hi

Am 2026-06-29 21:21, schrieb Seifeddine Gmati:
> I don't think the "seek to the constructor" problem is real in 
> practice.
> By convention the constructor goes first in a PHP class, so the code
> you'd be reading is simply:
> 
> ```
> class Foo extends Base
> {
>   public function __construct(public int $a, public string $b)
>   {
>     parent::__construct($a, $b);
>   }
> }
> ```
> 
> That's seven lines that fit comfortably on any screen, and each 
> concept,
> the class, the constructor, the promoted properties, the parent call,
> sits on its own line where it's immediately recognizable. Packing all 
> of
> it onto a single line saves nothing and makes the code harder to read,
> not easier.
> 
> I also disagree with comparing this to promoted properties. Promoted
> properties removed genuine boilerplate: the property declaration, the
> constructor parameter, and the `$this->x = $x` assignment collapsed 
> into
> one place because they were the same information repeated three times.
> Primary constructors don't remove repetition; they just relocate the
> constructor signature into the class declaration line. There's no
> duplicated information being eliminated.

And even though I just argued in favor of the current proposal in a 
reply to Nick (https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/131614), I also 
agree with Seifeddine, that I don’t think that the value provided by 
this proposal is sufficiently strong to get a “Yes” from me - but I know 
that allowing arbitrary bodies would be a “No”.

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus