Req #68510 [Opn]: Support aliasing with the use operator

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68510&edit=1 ID: 68510 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: eric dot lewis at nytimes dot com Summary: Support aliasing with the use operator Status: Open Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *General Issues Operating System: CentOS PHP Version: 5.6.3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: See also: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/useas and http://marc.info/?l=php-internals&m=134262361326161&w=4 This would need to go through the RFC process as well (nowadays, also with an appropriate spec PR). Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2014-11-26 22:16:49] eric dot lewis at nytimes dot com Description: ------------ I'd like the ability to alias any variable when applied with the use operator. Currently, you must alias objects or array elements before the use operator, and pass the aliased value to the use operator. This could be simplified. Test script: --------------- <?php // Currently in PHP, you must alias before invoking the use operator. $sword = new stdClass(); $sword->length = 3; $length = $sword_length; function() use ($length) { // .. do something productive with $length. } // Using the as operator here seems more intuitive to the language's existing syntax. $sword = new stdClass(); $sword->length = 3; function() use ($sword->length as $length) { // .. do something productive with $length. } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68510&edit=1