Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65296&edit=1
ID: 65296
Updated by: ab@php.net
Reported by: llmll at gmx dot de
Summary: Support named parameters in constructors to inline
initialize objects with new()
Status: Wont fix
Type: Feature/Change Request
Package: Scripting Engine problem
Operating System: any
PHP Version: Irrelevant
Block user comment: N
Private report: N
New Comment:
What i mean, each property should be contained in the class declaration before
it's actually defined in construct :)
Previous Comments:
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[2013-07-22 10:27:57] ab@php.net
I really hope we won't turn php into javascript :) Please take a look, the sugar you
talk about is possible with the following
class Props {
function __construct(array $argv) {
foreach($argv as $arg => $val) {
$this->$arg = $val;
}
}
}
$u = new Props(['hello' => 'world',
'good' => 'bye',
'obj' => new Props(['my' => 'god'])]);
Or even use func_get_args() to make $argv optional.
However this is a VERY bad style. Every object property should be defined with the
class.
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[2013-07-19 21:11:24] llmll at gmx dot de
Just forgot to mention one more readability advantage:
It would support "nested" initializations, like it is now possible with arrays full of
strings
$object = new Object({
Property: $aValue,
Property2: $aValue2,
Subobject: new Object({
...
})
});
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[2013-07-19 21:05:31] llmll at gmx dot de
Of course its working, this is not about a bug but about sleekness and PHP-to-programmer support ;-)
These assignment-lists are really lengthy and contain too many repetitions.
Its more like requesting the ternary operator instead of the "old" if ... then ... else
...
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[2013-07-19 20:56:31] mail+php at requinix dot net
So object literals. Getting to use names instead of strings.
Meanwhile
$object = new Object();
$object->StringMember = "content";
// etc
doesn't work?
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[2013-07-19 20:52:32] llmll at gmx dot de
I view as a strength of PHP, not having to declare all fields in a class. For example think of a
class representing a HTML DOM element, like a link. It allow many fields, but most often you will
only use some of them, like "href" or "class".
In my opinion the best syntax to write is something like:
$link = new Link(href: "target.html", class:"btn btn-info");
At the moment I use arrays:
$link = (new Link)->assign("href" => "target.html", "class"
=> "btn btn-info");
But the fields in the strings are messy and un-recognizeable.
Phpdoc is far too cluttering. Declaring every possible option is pointless for some classes,
especially if they are highly dynamic, like derived from a database table.
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