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Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 08:16:14 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Discussion] Prefix and Suffix Functions
To: mickmackusa <mickmackusa@gmail.com>
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From: barel.barelon@gmail.com (Barel)

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On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 at 01:13, mickmackusa <mickmackusa@gmail.com> wrote:

> While I am not a voting member of the community, I am unconvinced that
> there is a sufficient appetite from the PHP community for this new family
> of string functions.
>
> I mean, when I discussed the possibility of array_transpose(), I could
> list nearly 100 Stack Overflow pages that called for such a function
> (without all the potential bugs involved with spreading techniques).
> https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/417663/2943403
>
> Do you see many calls for your proposed functions in the wild? Are there 5
> questions on Stack Overflow where these functions provide a resounding
> benefit? I've hunted a little and haven't found any, but I might be
> searching poorly. Are there pre-existing  implementations in repos that we
> can observe?
>
> In the absence of real demand, perhaps these should merely be in a
> userland library.
>
> I also agree that the $subject should be the first parameter, like
> substr_replace().
>
> Mick
>
> Mick

Regarding the order of parameters, the parameters of  the _replace function
are much closer to what str_replace and preg_replace use instead of what
substr_replace uses, that is why I prefer them to follow their closer
relatives

Carlos

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote g=
mail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, 7 Feb 2=
026 at 01:13, mickmackusa &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mickmackusa@gmail.com">mick=
mackusa@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"=
 style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p=
adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">While I am not a voting member of the co=
mmunity, I am unconvinced that there is a sufficient appetite from the PHP =
community for this new family of string functions.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto">I mean, when I discussed the possibility of array_tran=
spose(), I could list nearly 100 Stack Overflow pages that called for such =
a function (without all the potential bugs involved with spreading techniqu=
es).=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/417663/2943403" targe=
t=3D"_blank">https://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/417663/2943403</a></div><div =
dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Do you see many calls for your pro=
posed functions in the wild? Are there 5 questions on Stack Overflow where =
these functions provide a resounding benefit? I&#39;ve hunted a little and =
haven&#39;t found any, but I might be searching poorly. Are there pre-exist=
ing=C2=A0 implementations in repos that we can observe?</div><div dir=3D"au=
to"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">In the absence of real demand, perhaps thes=
e should merely be in a userland library.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">I also agree that the $subject should be the first parame=
ter, like substr_replace().</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"au=
to">Mick</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div></blockquote><div>Mick<br><=
/div><div><br></div><div>Regarding the order of parameters, the parameters =
of=C2=A0 the _replace function are much closer to what str_replace and preg=
_replace use instead of what substr_replace uses, that is why I prefer them=
 to follow their closer relatives</div><div><br></div><div>Carlos</div></di=
v></div>

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