Req #70236 [Opn->Sus]: $->var as syntactic sugar for $this->var

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70236&edit=1 ID: 70236 Updated by: krakjoe@php.net Reported by: z4k4ri4 at gmail dot com Summary: $->var as syntactic sugar for $this->var -Status: Open +Status: Suspended Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: All PHP Version: 7.0.0beta3 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: For this kind of change, an RFC is required. Please see: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-12-22 11:38:30] daniel dot korner at tu-dortmund dot de I don't think introducing yet another alias is a good idea. Each new alias only adds unnecessary complexity to the interpreter and to the written PHP code without adding any kind of feature. But I also think, changing the current "this"-Syntax might be a good idea. Currently the $-Symbol implies that "$this" is a "normal" variable (which it is not!). But the proposed alias "$" would not have this "problem", as the $-Symbol alone isn't a valid variable name. therefor I think adding this alias with the future plan of removing "$this" might not be such a bad idea. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-10-19 22:20:38] rahi at atsspec dot co No offense but I think this is a silly idea. If you have that many $this->something that it's distracting, then you need to take another look at the code. Maybe have a method that sets the class properties based on an array keyed by the class property names (for example). For 'setter' type methods you can 'return $this' (fluent interface) to make your code less verbose. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-08-26 11:33:30] matt at re-gister dot com I would appreciate this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-08-11 08:18:07] z4k4ri4 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ In a everyday PHP OOP coding, $this->var or $this->method() is so common and verbose, it becomes a distraction for code reading. I request that PHP add short form of $->var or $->method() as an alias for $this->var and $this->method(). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70236&edit=1