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title: 'You can use array{} annotations to specify the available keys (and their value types) in PHP arrays'
tweet_id: '1466810191521869825'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2021-48
author_username: freekmurze
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created_at: 2021-12-03T16:42:56+00:00
slug: you-can-use-array-annotations-to-specify-the-available-keys-and-their-value-types-in-php-arrays
---
🔥When you add an `array{}` return docblock, IDEs are able to autocomplete the keys when reaching into that array.

Sweet!
#php