Pseudo-types and variables from php.net

[spencerbaynton]

php.net has a page Pseudo-types and variables used in this documentation. It includes some of the types phpDocumentor already includes (i.e. mixed, callback, void), but also includes others like number (indicates that a parameter can be either integer or float). For example number is used in the definition of array_sum. Should phpDocumentor also support these other pseudo-types and variables?

[mvriel]

As far as I can see the only one not supported is the number and $... mentions. The problem is that any added type may not be used as a class name anymore and since number is not an official keyword (and classes exist with that name) and its relatively low added value I prefer not to add it at this stage.

Should number become a keyword in the future we can reconsider this as we can then safely use it without ambiguity for resolving type vs classnames.

The $... mention is more of an operator/modifier than a type and with phpDocumentor we have chosen to not handle this in the TypeResolver but to handle that in the project itself (since it signifies a repetition of variables and not a type for a single modifier)

[GrahamCampbell]

I think this can be safely closed?