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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Array Dereferencing
From: jacob@oettinger.dk (Jacob Oettinger)

On 08/06/2010, at 12.41, Johannes Schl=FCter wrote:

> On Tue, 2010-06-08 at 12:23 +0200, Jacob Oettinger wrote:
>> Would it be equally simple to allow the syntax below?
>>=20
>> $result =3D new ResultMaker()->getIt();
>=20
> does this mean=20
>=20
>    $result =3D new (ResultMaker()->getIt());
>=20
> or
>=20
>    $result =3D (new ResultMaker())->getIt();
>=20
> I assume the later, but that is non-obvious as we allow
>=20
>    $result =3D new $class();

Yes the later. I do not see how the above makes it non-obvious.=20

As I see it the new operator will always instantiate the class name that =
comes after it. The name can be given as either a literal class name, or =
as a string variable or as a string variable in an array. It can not be =
given as a function or method that returns a string.

Regardless, it was the direct calling of a function (or invokable) =
returned from a function I think was a good idea for consistency.

Jacob