PHP Function Parameters – Named Arguments – Variadic Functions & Unpacking – Full PHP 8 Tutorial

In this PHP tutorial, you will learn how to define parameters & pass arguments. You will learn how to unpack arguments using the splat operator & how to capture passed arguments into a single array using the splat operator. You will learn what the named arguments feature is and how to use it with examples. The named arguments feature was added in PHP 8.

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LESSON 1.22
Course Outline – https://github.com/ggelashvili/learnphptherightway-outline
Course Playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr3d3QYzkw2xabQRUpcZ_IBk9W50M9pe-

RESOURCES
Coercive typing with union types – https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.declarations.php#language.types.declarations.union.coercive
Named arguments – https://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php#functions.named-arguments
RFC – https://wiki.php.net/rfc/named_params

CHAPTERS
00:00 – Function parameters
00:19 – Define function parameters
00:45 – Parameters vs arguments
01:04 – Type hinting
01:39 – Union types
02:25 – Default values
03:01 – Passing arguments by value vs by reference
04:00 – Variadic functions – splat operator – capture passed arguments
06:47 – Argument unpacking with splat (elipsis / three dot) operator
07:39 – PHP8 named arguments