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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:53:39 +0000
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Subject: Is there any interest for object constructor shorthand *just for
 stdClass*
From: tysonandre775@hotmail.com (tyson andre)

Hi internals,=0A=
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e.g. `$x =3D object{key: object{'escaped-literal': $v2 }};`=0A=
(equivalent to `$x =3D (object)['key' =3D> (object)['escaped-literal' =3D> =
$v2]];`)=0A=
=0A=
For example, in JS, non-string key literals are surrounded in `[]` to unamb=
iguously reference them.=0A=
Here, that could be `object{[$key]: $value, [MY_CONST]: $other}` - but `(MY=
_CONST)` would also work=0A=
=0A=
- https://externals.io/message/52990 was mentioned 9 years ago but would po=
tentially conflict with future block expression RFCs=0A=
- `object{key: $value}` is suggested here for similarity to named arguments=
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Benefits:=0A=
- Shorter and more readable code - casting an array to an object is an unin=
tuitive and potentially hard to remember=0A=
  way to create an object literal=0A=
- Make it easier for users to use objects for generic associative data inst=
ead of using arrays both for lists and associative data,=0A=
  in situations where it may result in more usable APIs=0A=
=0A=
For example,=0A=
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```=0A=
$x =3D new stdClass{};=0A=
$x->prop =3D new stdClass{};=0A=
$x->prop->a =3D $a;=0A=
$x->prop->b =3D $b;=0A=
// Could be shortened to=0A=
$x =3D object{prop: object{a: $a, b: $b}}=0A=
// $x =3D (object)['prop' =3D> (object)['a' =3D> $a, 'b' =3D> $b]]=0A=
```=0A=
=0A=
This proposal is only for stdClass - there was not much interest in https:/=
/wiki.php.net/rfc/compact-object-property-assignment =0A=
and the combination of named properties and constructor property promotion =
helps with the readability of other classes.=0A=
=0A=
Thanks,=0A=
- Tyson=