[PHP-BUG] Req #70666 [NEW]: Alias of int and bool not allowed in type hints

From:             rl at nbsp dot io
Operating system: 
PHP version:      7.0.0RC4
Package:          PHP Language Specification
Bug Type:         Feature/Change Request
Bug description:Alias of int and bool not allowed in type hints

Description:
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With the new scalar type hints we cannot type hint with 'integer' or
'bool', it seems that this was deliberately removed, as the wiki says
"aliases are removed (integer and boolean)". No reasons for the removal
are given, so I hope it's not a big deal if I request that they are
added again.

It mostly comes down to coding style, I've never used the abbreviated
hand versions as why would I write 'bool' and yet 'string' or 'array'?
The style doesn't match.

Also it doesn't help that the error message is nonsensical (see the
script).

Test script:
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<?php

// Uncaught TypeError: Argument 1 passed to {closure}() must be an
instance of integer, integer given...
(function(integer $value) {
	var_dump($value);
})('1');



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