PHP 7 Generator Return Type

generator_return_types.php

<?php
class Item {
    private $id;
    public function __construct(int $id)
    {
        $this->id = $id;
    }

    public function id() : int
    {
        return $this->id;
    }
}

class Collection {
    private $items = [];
    public function __construct(Item ...$items)
    {
        $this->items = $items;
    }

    public function item() : Generator
    {
        yield from $this->items;
    }
}

$items = [];
for ($i=0; $i<10; $i++) {
    $items[] = new Item($i);
}

$collection = new Collection(...$items);

$generator = $collection->item();
printf("\nThe Collection::item() method returns a type of %s, as expected\n", get_class($generator));
printf("However, it yields the following:\n\n");

foreach ($generator as $item) {
    printf("\tClass: %s. Calling id() method returns %d (%s)\n", get_class($item), $item->id(), gettype($item->id()));
}

printf("\n\nIt doesn't appear to be possible to hint the yielded type\n\n");

oh weird, thanks for pasting it @Antnee!