Req #78494 [Sus]: Creating simple object with object()

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78494&edit=1 ID: 78494 User updated by: geoffgedde at gmail dot com Reported by: geoffgedde at gmail dot com Summary: Creating simple object with object() Status: Suspended Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *General Issues Operating System: Any PHP Version: 7.2.22 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Thanks requinix, Yeah I do use the method: object([ 'name' => 'Some Name', 'id' => 123 ]) This is more of a "If object() is available why not use it?" question. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-09-04 20:49:55] requinix@php.net This would have to be a new *syntax*, not function. As such this is a subject that needs to go through the RFC process, which you can learn about at https://wiki.php.net/rfc/howto. But honestly, I don't see the difference between object( 'name' => 'Some Name', 'id' => 123 ) and (object)[ 'name' => 'Some Name', 'id' => 123 ] Or if you really wanted a function for the sake of... appearance? then, function object(array $properties) { return (object)$properties; } object([ 'name' => 'Some Name', 'id' => 123 ]) Which is to say nothing about whether your use case would be best addressed by a real class instead of stdClass. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2019-09-04 20:31:17] geoffgedde at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Many times I prefer the syntax and usage of Objects over Arrays, but creating objects quickly is awkward and not very readable to the entire Team. However, it would be simplified if we could use a function called object() like we do with array(). Sure we could typecast array with (object) but that could be confusing to other devs if they miss-read or typecast. Instead it would be better to do: $obj = object( 'name' => 'Some Name', 'id' => 123 ); echo $obj->name; object() is an unused function so why can't it be added in? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78494&edit=1