Class Kitab\Compiler\IntermediateRepresentation\Parameter 

class Parameter
{
    public function __construct(string $name);
    public function __toString(): string;
}

A parameter intermediate representation.

A parameter of a function (or method) receives an argument. It takes the form of a variable with a type and a default value. A parameter can be variadic if it is in the last position of the list of parameters: It means it will receive all extra arguments given to the function.

Examples

The following example represent the parameter int $foo = 42:

$typeInt       = new Kitab\Compiler\IntermediateRepresentation\Type();
$typeInt->name = 'int';

$parameter        = new Kitab\Compiler\IntermediateRepresentation\Parameter('x');
$parameter->type  = $typeInt;
$parameter->name  = 'foo';
$parameter->value = '42';

Attributes

public $type = null;

Type of the parameter. See Kitab\Compiler\IntermediateRepresentation\Type.

public $name

Name of the parameter, without the leading $.

public $variadic = false;

A variadic parameter receives all the extra arguments given to the function. It must be the last parameter of the list of parameters. It is represented by the ... symbol.

public $value = null;

A string containing only PHP code representing the default value of the parameter if any. A default value for the

Methods

public function __construct(string $name)

Allocate a parameter with a name. This is the only mandatory information.

public function __toString(): string

Transform the intermediate representation into its PHP representation.

The original formatting is not kept. The applied formatting is designed for Kitab.