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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:40:35 -0800
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Thread-Topic: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Square brackets shortcut
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To: "Hannes Magnusson" <hannes.magnusson@gmail.com>,
	"Sam Barrow" <sam@sambarrow.com>
Cc: "PHP Development" <internals@lists.php.net>
Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Square brackets shortcut
From: andi@zend.com ("Andi Gutmans")

I think next time Sam has three consecutive responses to the same thread
then he loses access to the list for a week :) (same rule for anyone
else). Tweaking the 'Subject' won't count as a different thread :)

Andi

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hannes Magnusson [mailto:hannes.magnusson@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:49 AM
> To: Sam Barrow
> Cc: PHP Development
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Square brackets shortcut
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> Did you know that you don't have to reply multiple times to the same
> post?
> And even though Stas replies to every single post, you don't have to
do
> it too.
>=20
>=20
> Please read Andis "checklist" again;
> http://news.php.net/php.internals/34494 - same "rules" apply to all
> threads.
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> -Hannes
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> On Jan 10, 2008 3:37 PM, Sam Barrow <sam@sambarrow.com> wrote:
> > I just tried this out using option b, and I really like it.
> >
> > $var =3D [1, 6, 434] ;
> >
> > I think it looks good and helps code readability alot.
> >
> > On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 19:07 +0900, Ryusuke SEKIYAMA wrote:
> >
> > > 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 =3D [1, 2, 3];
> > >     $b =3D ['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 =3D [1, 2, 3];
> > >     $b =3D ['foo' =3D> 'orange', 'bar' =3D> 'apple', 'baz' =3D> =
'lemon'];
> > >
> > >  c) Reject and keep using `array()'.
> > >     e.g.
> > >     $a =3D array(1, 2, 3);
> > >     $b =3D array('foo' =3D> 'orange', 'bar' =3D> 'apple', 'baz' =
=3D>
> '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
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > /**
> > >  * Ryusuke SEKIYAMA
> > >  * rsky0711@gmail.com
> > >  */
> > >
> >
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