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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Feature-Request - Macros
From: phpinternals@thunder-2000.com (Mathias Bank)

Richard Lynch schrieb:
> On Mon, November 13, 2006 4:42 am, Mathias Bank wrote:
>> As you see, with this macro functions, it could be achieved any
>> individual syntax. It would be a pleasure, if php could support it. It
>> could shorten a lot of code.
> 
> It sounds like you could submit a patch and get it in... :-)
> 
> While you are at it, if you want to dump the java-like OOP and put in
> all of CLOS, go for it :-) :-) :-)
> 

Well, I have never said, that this is easy. But instead of telling "no" 
to ideas like ifsetor operator (or something else), we could say: "well 
no: there will be a general solution". And this solution must not be 
invented, it "just" has to be integrated - we can look at lisp and how 
it is implemented there. Of course this is no job for a week or a month 
(so surely not for php 6). I published this feature request to discuss 
the idea with you php developers because you should know it best, if it 
is possible and if there are ways, to achieve this (and what are the ways).

So, there is no reason to be cynical.

Mathias