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Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:30:53 +0100
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To: Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Array dereferencing using alternative array syntax
From: petercowburn@gmail.com (Peter Cowburn)

Hi Nikita,

On 9 October 2011 18:14, Nikita Popov <nikita.ppv@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi list!
>
> PHP 5.4 added array dereferencing support (e.g. `func()[1]`), but the
> grammar seems to lack support for dereferencing using the alternative
> array access syntax (e.g. `func(){1}`). Was this done on purpose or
> was it just forgotten?

I remember mentioning this on the list a while back, but didn't get
any further comment (it was an aside to a related thread).  I'd like
to see the curly brace alternative added, if only to be consistent
with the existing syntax to access array/string values that can be
used elsewhere.

>
> Some links:
>
> http://lxr.php.net/xref/PHP_TRUNK/Zend/zend_language_parser.y#array_function_dereference
> http://lxr.php.net/xref/PHP_TRUNK/Zend/zend_language_parser.y#array_method_dereference
> http://lxr.php.net/xref/PHP_TRUNK/Zend/zend_language_parser.y#reference_variable
> (example of grammar with alternative syntax)
>
> Nikita
>
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