# [RFC] [Discussion] Left-to-right assignment operator

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/132024
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/132024
- Started by Vadim Dvorovenko on 2026-07-19T07:15:01+00:00
- Messages: 1
- RFC: Left-to-right assignment operator (Under discussion) — https://externals.io/rfc/left-to-right-assignment-operator.md
- RFC: Pipe to return (Under discussion) — https://externals.io/rfc/pipe_to_return.md
- RFC: Pipe Assignment Operator (Declined) — https://externals.io/rfc/pipe_assignment_operator.md
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## #132024 — Vadim Dvorovenko — 2026-07-19T07:15:01+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/132024#132024

Hello, everyone

I would like to present my new RFC proposing a new left-to-right 
assignment operator based on the pipe operator. 
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/left-to-right-assignment-operator

The idea was originally discussed at 
https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/128141. Due to the mixed 
reaction, I opted to first submit a simpler RFC on the same 
topic—https://wiki.php.net/rfc/pipe_to_return (discussed at 
https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/129964), while keeping this RFC 
in draft form for the time being.

However, with the creation of RFC 
https://wiki.php.net/rfc/pipe_assignment_operator (discussed at 
https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/131849), which also proposes 
using the `|>=` sequence in an incompatible with my RFC way, I am 
revisiting this matter now so that all ideas regarding the expansion of 
the pipe operator can be discussed together and result in a consentient 
set of language constructs.


Perhaps, before discussing any of the mentioned RFCs in detail, we 
should conduct a general review of possible options for further 
extending the pipeline operator.

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Vadim Dvorovenko