PHP8 - What's New In PHP8?

Cheat Sheet
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PHP8 Variable Types Return static Attributes

Class/​int​‐ An instance of the class or class Foo use

erface name interface { App\Attributes\ExampleAttribute;
self The same class the type is ​ ​ ​ ​public function test(): #[Exam​ple​Att​ribute]
used in static class Foo

parent The parent of the class the ​ ​ ​ { {

type is used in ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​return new ​ ​ ​ ​#[E​xam​ple​Att​ribute]
static(); ​ ​ ​ ​public const FOO =
callable Something callable
​ ​ ​ } 'foo';
bool A boolean
}
int An integer
​ ​ ​ ​#[E​xam​ple​Att​ribute]
Static is now a valid return type.
float A float ​ ​ ​ ​public $x;
string A string The nullsafe operator (copy)
array An array ​ ​ ​ ​#[E​xam​ple​Att​ribute]
$foo = $bar->getBaz()?-
iterable Array or traver​sable ​ ​ ​ ​public function foo(#[​‐
>asFormatted();
Exa​mpl​eAt​tri​bute] $bar) { }
object An object
Quickly check for nulls in method returns. }
mixed Any value
Structured metadata
Return Types Union types

void Function will not return public function foo(Foo|Bar Match expression
anything $input): int|float;
$result = match($input) {
static Function may return You can now specify more than one type in ​ ​ ​ 0 => "​hel​lo",
static a type hint: ​ ​ ​ '1', '2', '3' => "​wor​‐
• The void type cannot be part of a union.
ld",
New mixed type • Unions can be nullable by including null
};
Mixed means any one of: as a type or preceding with a question
Switch statements made simple. Note, the
array bool callable mark.
compar​isons made by match use strict
string int resource types.
Named arguments
float null object
function foo(string $a, int $b,
Note that because mixed already contains Constr​uctor property promotion
?string $c = null)
null, it is not nullable itself. class Money
{
{
​ ​ ​ ...
​ ​ ​ ​public function __cons​‐
}
truct(
foo(
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​public Currency
​ ​ ​ c: 'value c',
$currency,
​ ​ ​ a: 'value a'
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​public int
);
$amount,
Pass values to functions and methods by
​ ​ ​ ) {}
name, regardless of the order in which they
}
are defined.
In the above example Currency and int
are both automa​tically made public
properties of the class and assigned values
on constr​uction.

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Weak maps ::class on objects New functions

class Foo $foo = new Foo(); str_co​nta​ins​‐ Does haystack

{ var_du​mp(​$fo​o::​class); ('h​ays​tack', contain needle?
​ ​ ​ ​private WeakMap $cache; 'needle')
Works the same as get_cl​ass()
.
str_st​art​s_w​‐ Does haystack
​ ​ ​ ​public function getSom​‐ Trailing comma in parameter lists ith​('h​ays​‐ start with needle?
eth​ing​Wit​hCa​chi​ng(​object tack', 'needle')
public function(
$obj): object
​ ​ ​ ​string $param​eterA, str_en​ds_​wit​‐ Does haystack
​ ​ ​ {
​ ​ ​ int $param​eterB, h('​hay​stack', end with needle?
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​return $this-​‐
​ ​ ​ Foo $objec​tfoo, 'needle')
>ca​che​[$obj]
) { fdiv() Handles division
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ??=
​ ​ ​ // … by zero without an
$this-​>co​mpu​teS​ome​thi​ngE​‐
} error.
xpe​nsi​ve(​$obj);
You can now end a parameter list with a get_de​bug​‐ Like gettype()
​ ​ ​ }
comma without an error. _type() but with more
}
detail
A weak map allows for storage of key-value
Create DateTime objects from interfaces get_re​sou​rce​‐ Fetch the numeric
pairs, but the PHP garbage collection will
_id()
DateTime::createFromInterface(DateTimeInterface ID of a resource
drop a weak map element where the only
reference to it is the weak map itself. $other);
Breaking Changes
DateTi​meI​mmu​tab​le:​:cr​eat​eFr​omI​nte​‐
Throw expression Internal errors and engine warnings have
rfa​ce(​Dat​eTi​meI​nte​rface $other);
been made consistent and/or reclas​sified.
$triggerError = fn () => throw
New Stringable interface The @ operator no longer silences fatal
new MyError();
$foo = $bar['​off​set'] ?? throw class Foo errors.

new Custom​Ex(​'of​fset'); { The default error reporting level is now

​ ​ ​ ​public function __toSt​‐ E_ALL.
Throw is now an expression instead of a
ring(): string The default PDO error mode is no longer
statement, making it more flexible.
​ ​ ​ { silent.
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​return 'foo';
Non-ca​pturing catches Concat​enation precedence has changed -
​ ​ ​ }
try { addition now precedes concat​ena​tion.
}
​ ​ ​ // Something goes wrong Namespaces can now include reserved
function bar(st​rin​g|S​tri​‐
} catch (MySpe​cia​lEx​cep​tion) names.
ngable $strin​gable) { / … / }
{ Reflec​tio​nFu​nct​ion​::i​sDi​‐
bar(new Foo());
​ ​ ​ ​Log​::e​rro​r("S​ome​‐ sab​led(), Reflec​tio​nPa​ram​‐
bar('a​bc');
thing went wrong"); ete​r::​get​Class() and Reflec​‐
} tio​nPa​ram​ete​r::​isC​all​‐
able() have been deprec​ated.
When you catch exceptions and throwa​bles,
you no longer need a variable. There are more breaking and engine
changes, this list is limited to those you are
most likely to encounter. For a full run-
down, check out Brent's article linked
below.

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 PHP8 - What's New In PHP8? Cheat Sheet
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With Thanks

This is a condensed version of the excellent

PHP8 write-up you can find by Brent at
stitch​er.io

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