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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:01:24 -0400
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] re: removing an item from an array
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I have a login (mindplay) but I do not have permission to post or edit
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On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Will Fitch <willfitch@php.net> wrote:

> Please let this die until someone is serious enough to come up with an
> rfc. This has been nothing but counterproductive arguing. If someone feels
> strongly about it, write an rfc then we can discuss?
> On Aug 20, 2012 7:53 PM, "Yasuo Ohgaki" <yohgaki@ohgaki.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> 2012/8/21 Herman Radtke <hermanradtke@gmail.com>:
>> >>> May be we should have something like
>> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> array_delete_if($array, function($v, $k=null) { if ($v == 300)
>> return
>> >> >> true; })
>> >> >
>> >> > So array_filter?
>> >>
>> >> I'll use it or like for deleting, but the point of this thread is
>> >> "intuitive function for deleting element(s)"
>> >>
>> >> array_delete($array, $value|callable)
>> >>
>> >> would be nicer for users, perhaps.
>> >
>> >
>> > You are basically asking to alias array_filter with "array_delete".
>> That is
>> > a very slippery slope. I think array_filter is very a very obvious
>> choice to
>> > remove something from an array. The "filter" function/method is common
>> in
>> > functional languages (and functional frameworks like Underscore).
>> >
>> > These are things developers just need to learn as part of development.
>> > Really, this is entire thread should be on stack overflow, not
>> internals.
>>
>> I guess you haven't read later post.
>>
>> You've also made a novice mistake.
>> array_filter() DO NOT delete elements, but creates new array.
>> array_delete() is another form of array_walk(), not array_filter().
>> See my posts.
>>
>> Having a API for dedicated task is good thing.
>> Who would argue array_pop()/array_push() isn't needed?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Yasuo Ohgaki
>> yohgaki@ohgaki.net
>>
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