Req #35957 [Com]: Array literal syntax support
Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=35957&edit=1
ID: 35957
Comment by: don at dongilbert dot net
Reported by: matt at matttoddphoto dot com
Summary: Array literal syntax support
Status: Closed
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: *General Issues
Operating System: Any
PHP Version: 6CVS-2006-01-10 (snap)
Assigned To: felipe
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
I love that 6 years after this was originally posted, it gets accepted. It goes to
show what PHP devs used to have to deal with.
The rate of improvement in PHP has greatly accelerated over the last few years,
for which I am thankful.
Previous Comments:
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[2011-11-27 01:08:29] rasmus at mindplay dot dk
This feature was implemented in PHP 5.4:
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=313641
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[2006-01-10 08:36:34] derick@php.net
This was discussed, and rejected, many times before.
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[2006-01-10 08:28:52] matt at matttoddphoto dot com
Description:
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It would be lovely to be able to literally define arrays with
simple syntax like the following:
["one", "two", "three"]
instead of the less intuitive:
array("one", "two", "three");
This would simplify creating arrays of arrays (of arrays)
inline for functions. Also, this would help solve the 'named
parameters' request by allowing for an associative array to be
given simply by throwing []s in.
Reproduce code:
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Here is an example just for the sake of clarity:
$validate = [$_POST['post'],
['title'=>'/[A-Za-z0-9_\?\!\.\#\&\%]+/',
"text"=>'/\w*/', 'user_id'=>'/\d+/']];
This would be in opposition to:
$validate = array($_POST['post'],
array('title'=>'/[A-Za-z0-9_\?\!\.\#\&\%]+/',
"text"=>'/.*/', 'user_id'=>'/\d+/'));
You can see how more complex examples can get just that much more complex (the the nth degree).
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