Req #53266 [Opn->Wfx]: Shorthand object initializer

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53266&edit=1 ID: 53266 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: dukeofgaming at gmail dot com Summary: Shorthand object initializer -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: SPL related +Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: Any (Windows 7) PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N New Comment: Given the short syntax for arrays RFC failed, I don't see much hope of this getting up. Nevertheless, writing an RFC (http://wiki.php.net/rfc) and sending it to the internals mailing list would be the right way to propose this. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-08 19:28:00] dukeofgaming at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Hi, To often I've been in the situation where I prefer to use an object rather than an associative array to manage data, and in order to keep my code clean, I prefer to do this: return (object)array( 'one'=>1, 'two'=>2, 'three'=>3, 'four'=>4, ); Rather than this: $data = new stdClass(); $data->one = 1; $data->two = 2; $data->three = 3; $data->four = 4; return $data; AFAIK, arrays and objects are similar internally, so why not allow this: return object( 'one'=>1, 'two'=>2, 'three'=>3, 'four'=>4, ); Following the same rule than array to object casting: return object( 'one'=>1, 'two'=>2, 'three'=>3, 'four'=>4, 5 ); "5" would be ignored since its key would be numeric. Regards, David ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53266&edit=1