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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PR #1325 - array_column() for array of objects
From: ben@benramsey.com (Ben Ramsey)

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On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Rowan Collins <rowan.collins@gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
>

I agree. This is probably the most-asked-for update to array_column() that
I hear, and I haven't had time to implement it, so this is great.

Cheers,
Ben

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