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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [VOTE] Make empty() a Variadic
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>>>> how about two separate methods all_empty() and non[e]_empty()?
>>> How about empty() and full() ?
>>> Ok, that was a bad attempt as a joke, but please no ;)
>> don't get your point. Are you against my naming suggestions or the
>> possibility to check many vars on emptiness?
>> There are these two groups with contrary expectations. What is the
>> downside to give both a proper solution?
> The "proper solution" you suggest adds two more functions and I think 
> we plenty already.

For current problem area there are exactly zero functions.


> We can't make empty variadic because it's ambiguous? Fine, I think I 
> can live with it.

Somewhat masochistic approach considering we can unambiguous get rid of 
code bloat.