[TYPO3-core] RFC: #6829 - New general template-class usable for FE+BE

[Dmitry Dulepov [typo3]]

Hi!

Steffen Kamper wrote:
> What is the advantange against the usage of
> (array) $foo
> ?

If parameter is mixed, than you cannot use "array" hint or PHP will shout at runtime. I.e.:

function foo(array $bar) {
	if (!is_array($bar)) {
		$bar = array($bar);
	}
	return $bar;
}

foo(1);	// <-- run-time error here!

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