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🔐 #PHP8.4 Introduces Asymmetric Visibility for Properties:

• Allows different read/write access levels for #PHP properties
• New syntax: public private(set) for public read, private write access
• 📊 9 possible visibility configurations, 3 are illegal
• 🖊️ Applies to typed properties only, including static ones
• 🔄 Backward compatible with existing symmetric visibilities
• 🚫 Cannot be used with untyped properties

#PHPDevelopment #OOP #Coding #SoftwareEngineering

Key features:
- Enhances encapsulation and access control in object-oriented programming
- Provides more granular control over property access
- Helps prevent unwanted modifications to properties

Use cases:
- Implementing read-only properties with internal write access
- Creating properties that can be read publicly but modified only within the class

Developers should refer to the RFC for detailed information on implementation and best practices.

https://www.exakat.io/en/asymmetric-visibility-for-php-properties/