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Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 17:46:03 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PR #1325 - array_column() for array of objects
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins)

On 12 June 2015 02:31:18 BST, Tjerk Meesters <tjerk.meesters@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I've created a PR here: https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/1325
>
>This enhancement allows for properties on objects to work in the same
>way
>as arrays for the inner elements of the main array.
>
>It also supports the __get() method, provided that also __isset() is
>implemented and returns true for the addressed property.
>
>The only BC I can imagine is when an array is populated with a mixed
>set of
>objects and arrays; any professional would baulk at the idea, but rules
>of
>the jungle are pervasive.
>
>Before I merge this, are there any objections to shipping this with
>7.0?

Sounds like a useful and well thought out addition to me. Like array_column itself, it's easily implemented (and, indeed, emulated) in userland, but having it in the standard library helps everyone have the same version out of the box.

Regards,
-- 
Rowan Collins
[IMSoP]