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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:35:25 +0200
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To: Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Array dereferencing using alternative array syntax
From: nikita.ppv@googlemail.com (Nikita Popov)

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Nikita Popov
> <nikita.ppv@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Imho it should be supported regardless of whether we want to remove it
>> or not - for the sake of consistency.
>
> If we ever want to have a consistent syntax, then no, we should not
> add it and only support the consistent syntax in new additions.
You may have a point there.
But last time the alternative syntax was discussed it was decided to
keep it, so probably the dereferencing support should be added for it
too. Or do you want to discuss the removal of the syntax another time?

Nikita