Req #61021 [Opn->Wfx]: chaging keyword 'empty' to 'isempty'

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61021&edit=1 ID: 61021 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: milevyo at gmail dot com Summary: chaging keyword 'empty' to 'isempty' -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: PHP options/info functions Operating System: all PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Given the massive backward compatibility break this would entail for people using empty(), not to mention the many hits on Koders for PHP code that has declared a function called isempty(), I don't think there's any feasible way this could be done. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-02-09 01:01:33] milevyo at gmail dot com Description: ------------ if (empty($var)){ ... } this has an impression that we are trying freeing up $var and making it 'NULL' it sound like 'DoEmpty()' or 'SetEmpty()' but what this function realy is: isEmpty() the script should looks like this: if(isempty($var)){ ... } because IMHO 'do','set' and 'let' are optional prefixes, which let you understand that this function is an order (a command) but not the prefix 'is' which is if we can say a test prefix. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61021&edit=1