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Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 21:13:25 +0200
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To: Dik Takken <d.takken@xs4all.nl>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Calling array_merge / array_merge_recursive without arguments
From: george.banyard@gmail.com ("G. P. B.")

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On Sat, 18 May 2019 at 21:37, Dik Takken <d.takken@xs4all.nl> wrote:

> On 17-05-19 22:52, G. P. B. wrote:
> >
> > So as a side note aren't there maybe some other array functions which
> > behave like this?
> >
>
> Good point. I did a quick scan of the source code and came up with a
> list of possible candidates for a similar treatment:
>
> array_map()
> array_diff() & friends
> array_intersect() & friends
> compact()
>
> While I would not expect these functions to be used a lot with spread
> operators in the same way array_push() or array_merge() are used, fixing
> them in the same way may still be good for the sake of consistency.
>
> Any other functions I overlooked?
>

Doesn't seem there are other relevant array functions which could benefit
from this after having a glance at it.

Best regards

George P. Banyard

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