Req #15677 [Opn->Wfx]: quoted array index in string should be possible

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=15677&edit=1 ID: 15677 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported by: hartmut at six dot de Summary: quoted array index in string should be possible -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: * PHP Version: 4.1.1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Over 7 years and we still have survived with {} around these. Plus they make stuff more readable. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-05-08 14:05:32] destes at ix dot netcom dot com I would very much like to see this implemented soon. Since PHP has said (at least in the manual) that it is trying to get away from $array[index] syntax and into $array['index'] syntax, support for this syntax directly in strings would help very much. -Steve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-02-22 09:42:10] hartmut at six dot de <?php echo "$array[index]"; ?> works while <?php echo "$array['index']"; ?> gives PHP Parse error: parse error, expecting T_STRING' or T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in - on line 1 the error message is not very helpfull (knowing the exact character position in the line would help a little bit, but that's another story) and the different syntax requirements for array indices within and outside of strings are somtimes confusing for newbies, too so "$array['index']" should be supported by the parser PS: i know about "{$array['index']}", but that is not the point ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=15677&edit=1