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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Pipe Operator (again)
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From: tim@bastelstu.be (=?UTF-8?Q?Tim_D=C3=BCsterhus?=)

Hi

On 2/8/25 05:05, Larry Garfield wrote:
>> Indeed, precendence and associativity need to be mentioned in the RFC.
> 
> I've added a precedence section, using examples from the tests and this thread.

Associativity is not explicitly spelled out (though only left 
associativity makes sense).

And for the ternary conditional, the phrasing is pretty non-technical:

> it will likely need to be enclosed in () or else it will be misinterpreted.

What does “misinterpreted” mean in concrete terms? In the stated example 
there is only one possible way to interpret it as a legal PHP program. 
Does this mean it will syntax error without the parentheses? Explicitly 
state the error message then.

Best regards
Tim Düsterhus