Req #42688 [Opn->Nab]: Alternative syntax for control structures

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42688&edit=1 ID: 42688 Updated by: danack@php.net Reported by: php dot net at eoasys dot com Summary: Alternative syntax for control structures -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: 5.2.4 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I don't think this is a bug report. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-09-17 17:51:21] php dot net at eoasys dot com Description: ------------ I find the alternative syntax for control structures quite useful and use them exclusively in all my code. My only wish is that they become available for all similar structures. Obvious ones which come to mind are Function and Class. It has been said that: "The 'endif;' stuff is old legacy syntax and is definitely not the recommended way of doing things." It seems to me that the "{...}" form goes a ways back as well. Is the alternative syntax really frowned upon? What kind of trouble might be caused by it's use? Thanks, Richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=42688&edit=1