Req #52432 [Opn->Csd]: {} with Return Value

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52432&edit=1 ID: 52432 Updated by: kalle@php.net Reported by: halloanjedendenichkenne at gmail dot com Summary: {} with Return Value -Status: Open +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: +Assigned To: kalle Block user comment: N New Comment: Closures here should really be enough for what you are trying to achieve: http://php.net/closures As for the function-call-or-failure sample, if you really want such a context then I do not see why you don't simply do: if(!call(...)) { ... ] Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-25 02:09:41] halloanjedendenichkenne at gmail dot com Description: ------------ It would be pretty cool if you were able to use { CodeHere; } as Statement. The Basic Idea behind this is like if the Code was a Function that had a Return Statement. Its only a little inefficient because the Function might only be used one Time, which means it would be useful to have such a Feature. Examples are given in the TestScript Test script: --------------- <?php //1. if({ $a = false; $b = true; return (time() % 2) && $b || $a; }) echo 'It equals to True'; //2. mysql_connect(...) or { $file = fopen('ErrorLog', 'a+'); ...; return die(); }; //3. $a = 12 + { return 2 * 2; }; ?> Expected result: ---------------- 1. Depending on the Time echoing 'It equals to True'; 2. When mysql_connect returns false that it evaluates the {}-Code 3. $a = 16; Actual result: -------------- Parse Error of course ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52432&edit=1