Doc #80538 [PATCH]: SUGGESTION: Add reference to array destructuring of return values

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80538&edit=1 ID: 80538 Patch added by: cmb@php.net Reported by: toolmakersteve2 at shawstudio dot com Summary: SUGGESTION: Add reference to array destructuring of return values Status: Open Type: Documentation Problem Package: Arrays related PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The following pull request has been associated: Patch Name: Add array destructuring documentation to array syntax section On GitHub: https://github.com/php/doc-en/pull/145 Patch: https://github.com/php/doc-en/pull/145.patch Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-12-21 23:21:57] requinix@php.net A simple adjustment would be to amend example #2 to also show destructuring as an alternative to list(). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-12-21 23:20:42] dharman@php.net Thanks for the suggestion. PRs are welcome. If you can suggest an improvement to the https://github.com/php/doc-en we can take a look and update the documentation. PHP manual is a collaborative effort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2020-12-21 23:15:29] toolmakersteve2 at shawstudio dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: https://php.net/functions.returning-values --- Would be good if this section mentioned use of [array destructuring syntax](https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration71.new-features.php#migration71.new-features.symmetric-array-destructuring) to access elements of a returned array, as a mechanism to simulate "multiple returned values". [$a, $b, $c] = myfunc(); where: function myfunc() { return ["first", "second", "third"]; } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=80538&edit=1