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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:07:36 +0900
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Cc: "Marcus Boerger" <helly@php.net>, "Stanislav Malyshev" <stas@zend.com>
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Subject: [RFC] Square brackets shortcut
From: rsky0711@gmail.com ("Ryusuke SEKIYAMA")

Hello, lists,

I'm tired to type "array()" many times. And I want to
declare arrays more easily. So I wrote the patch for
zend_language_parser.y which enables to declare arrays
with square brackets like some other languages.

Stanislav,
Sorry, I'm new in this list and I didn't know about past
discussion. As Marcus says, I'd like to ask around again.


There are three options:

 a) Commit square bracket array shortcut patch
    keys and values are separated by colons.
    ( http://www.opendogs.org/pub/php-5.3dev-080109-sbar.patch )
    e.g.
    $a = [1, 2, 3];
    $b = ['foo': 'orange', 'bar': 'apple', 'baz': 'lemon'];

 b) Commit square bracket array shortcut patch
    keys and values are separated by double arrows.
    ( http://www.opendogs.org/pub/php-5.3dev-080109-sbar2.patch )
    e.g.
    $a = [1, 2, 3];
    $b = ['foo' => 'orange', 'bar' => 'apple', 'baz' => 'lemon'];

 c) Reject and keep using `array()'.
    e.g.
    $a = array(1, 2, 3);
    $b = array('foo' => 'orange', 'bar' => 'apple', 'baz' => 'lemon');

These patches include the tests.

Which do you like? I like (a) the best.


Regards,


2008/1/6, Marcus Boerger <helly@php.net>:
> Hello Stanislav,
>
>   tha makesw three then already, how about we ask around again?
> Ryusuke, can you please start a new '[RFC] Square brackets shortcut' thread
> to collect opinions and pass along the patch for that?
>
> I like the anonymous function patch too. It is clean and simple. Maybe you
> want to start a second '[RFC] Anonymous functions' thread with that patch.
>
> Can you also please add tests for both?
>
> marcus
>
> Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 7:51:06 PM, you wrote:
>
> >> the square bracket array syntax patch for PHP 5.3,
> >>   http://www.opendogs.org/pub/php-5.3dev-080101-sbar.patch
>
> > I remember we discussed that already and it was rejected then (even
> > though myself and Andi liked it) - did the people that objected then
> > change their minds?
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>  Marcus
>
>


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