#41268 [NEW]: Access array member without variable

From: viktor_b_68 at passagen dot se Operating system: PHP version: 5.2.1 PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description: Access array member without variable Description: ------------ When you get a reference to an array, by a function, there is no way to access any certain member of the array. With this function given: <?php function get_array() { return array("foo" => "FOO", "bar" => "BAR"); } ?> there is no way to do: <?php print get_array()["foo"] ?> You have to do like this: <?php $array = get_array(); print $array["foo"]; ?> There should be a way to access a member of the array in only one expression, without the need for assigning a variable. Either by using the first syntax above, or if you don't like the looks of it, maybe a function like this: <?php print array_value(get_array(), "foo") ?> -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=41268&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=41268&r=mysqlcfg