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Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:26:25 -0400
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Array access on function returns
From: sam@sambarrow.com (Sam Barrow)

On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 10:40 -0700, Kalle Sommer Nielsen wrote:
> Hey Internals
> 
> I've been wondering for quite some time why PHP doesn't allow you to access
> arrays when you assign it to a value like in Javascript:
> 
> function ArrayTest(Array $range)
> {
> 	return($range);
> }
> 
> $range = Array(1337 => Array('Hello World'));
> 
> echo ArrayTest($range)[1337};

I was just about to write an email asking this same exact question this
afternoon. This could be very useful, I don't see any reason not to have
it.

> 
> I would really like to see this introduced in PHP sometime (Perhaps as  
> an extra addition to 5.3's new and sleek features).
> 
> This is very useful in a few areas and can save a few lines of code  
> here and there.
> 
> unfortunately Im not a C Programmer myself else I've would have  
> provided a patch for this =/
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Kalle Sommer Nielsen
> Zend Certified Engineer
> 
>