Re: Brainstorming idea: inline syntax for lexical (captured) variables

On Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 13:40, Nicolas Grekas <nicolas.grekas+php@gmail.com> wrote: > > I created this draft RFC to help move things forward: > > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/syntax-to-capture-variables-when-declaring-anonymous-classes > > Please let me know your early thoughts and I'd be happy to move it to > "under discussion". > I'd also need someone for the implementation as I doubt I'll be able to > write it myself in a reasonable time! > Hi Nicolas! Thanks, it's really encouraging to have some interest in the feature. The good news is that I have an implementation of this nearly ready (it passes all my tests, but the code's a bit messy). I was hoping to polish it over the Easter weekend and draft a PR, but wasn't feeling very well. It has full support for visibility, types, references, and property renaming, but no merging of parameter lists or automatic call to the parent constructor. I think with clean errors that's a good first feature set, and if someone comes up with an implementation for manipulating existing constructors, that can be proposed later. So, "watch this space", as the saying goes :) Regards, -- Rowan Tommins [IMSoP]