Req #51281 [Opn->Wfx]: Json-like alternative syntax for arrays

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=51281&edit=1 ID: 51281 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: olamedia at gmail dot com Summary: Json-like alternative syntax for arrays -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Arrays related PHP Version: 5.3.2 New Comment: Since you've already found the declined RFC that covered this, I'll simply quote what I wrote in bug #50647: If you really, really, really want to reopen that can of worms, take it to the Internals mailing list. At best, you'll get a few suggestions to write a fresh RFC for possible inclusion in PHP 6. More likely, you'll get pointed to the same link you've already found. If you do this, bear in mind that it's been discussed many times over the years, and has been rejected each and every time. To whit, a possibly complete list of previous mailing list discussions back to the start of 2007: December 2008: http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=122956025230147&w=2 May 2008: http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=121142241913674&w=2 January 2008: http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=120000917517840&w=2 and http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=119995972028293&w=2 February 2007: http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=117057393530217&w=2 The (extremely lengthy) May 2008 discussion was the one that led to the RFC. In short, this is pretty much in the same boat as being able to directly dereference array returned from functions, or ifsetor, or taint support, or some of the other regularly requested features that don't spring to mind at 12:07 on a Tuesday morning: it comes up on a regular basis, and while you and I may or may not agree with the decisions that have been made, they've been made, and I don't know that anyone will thank you for reopening a debate that's been had many times over. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-03-12 12:34:35] olamedia at gmail dot com 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()); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [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