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Hi Morgan,
$sep|>explode(?, $str)
or
$str|>explode($sep, ?)
Right, PFA plus the pipe covers a lot of the chaining, and the ?
placeholder for argument position is nice.
The difference I care about is what the chain binds to. $s |> trim(?)
pipes into the global function namespace, so you get whatever trim /
mb_trim / str_* happen to be, with their names and argument orders.
$s->trim() is a small curated set defined on the type, so it
autocompletes and the names stay stable. Different axes, they coexist
fine. Pipe's the right tool for a lot of code. The methods just give
primitives a small, discoverable surface for the common stuff.
Michal