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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] php7- dropping the $ from the variable name - rfc
From: bri@cshell.gr (sotiris karavarsamis)

Guilherme Blanco wrote:
> @sotiris:
>
> explain me how will does this be handled:
>
> $array_pop = 'foo';
>
> $test = $array_pop($arrayFoo); // $test = foo($arrayFoo);
>
> if you remove the $....
>
> array_pop = 'foo';
>
> test = array_pop(arrayFoo); // huh?!?!?!
>   
Guilherme,
I suggest keeping the $ sign in the syntax scheme of PHP; that is clear 
in my prior
responses. Why do you actually ask this? Changing the way variables are 
denoted
by stripping the dollar sign obviously breaks previous syntax 
functionality offered
by PHP (indirect function calls through variables).
> Cheers,
>
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 2:59 PM, sotiris karavarsamis <bri@cshell.gr> wrote:
>   
>> Marco wrote:
>>
>> So don't you consider this a serious reason against stripping/changing the
>> dollar sign?
>> Do you think that would be a good effect for PHP users if that change would
>> exist
>> in a future version of PHP (even in PHP6!)? It's a simple change but a great
>> shift!
>>     
>>>    > Hey, why not make it configurable (ini option) ?! :D
>>>
>>>    I really do not find it reasonable to change the dollar sign to
>>>    something
>>>    else.
>>>    If we could switch the dollar sign notation in variables on and off
>>>    with a directive in php.ini, that would break backwards compatibility
>>>    between apps
>>>    not only in a single user environments but also in shared hosting
>>>    envs.
>>>    Imagine having to switch into dollar sign notation for a phpbb
>>>    installation
>>>    and to a notation without the dollar sign for a custom
>>>    application. It's
>>>    just
>>>    crazy!
>>>
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm ... I hope :-D
>>>       
>> I'm not being sarcastic, if you mean it. :p
>>     
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Marco
>>>       
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