Req #51281 [Com]: Json-like alternative syntax for arrays

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51281&edit=1 ID: 51281 Comment by: olamedia at gmail dot com Reported by: olamedia at gmail dot com Summary: Json-like alternative syntax for arrays Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Arrays related PHP Version: 5.3.2 New Comment: Found in wiki a declined patch: http://wiki.php.net/rfc/shortsyntaxforarrays But I really want $a = [[],[],[],[],[]] instead of $a = array(array(),array(),array(),array(),array()); Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-03-12 09:31:56] olamedia at gmail dot com Changing package ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-03-12 09:18:17] olamedia at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Json-like alternative syntax for arrays feature request. It's much shorter, and don't have conflicts with current tokens. Test script: --------------- $a = [1,2]; $a = ['a':1,'b':2]; $a = array('a':1,'b':2); $a = array('a'=>1,'b'=>2); $a = ['a'=>1,'b'=>2]; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51281&edit=1