Re: Pre-RFC Discussion: Support for String Literals as Object Properties and Named Parameters in PHP
| From: | Christoph M. Becker | Date: | Mon, 02 Sep 2024 16:42:53 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Pre-RFC Discussion: Support for String Literals as Object Properties and Named Parameters in PHP | ||
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On 02.09.2024 at 16:51, Mike Schinkel wrote:
> Generally I am one who welcomes new feature ideas, but I fear that string literals as object
> properties would break a valuable assumption that all properties must be a valid identifier. Without
> that assumption I fear many things that would become more complex.
Is that so? See <https://3v4l.org/bZTFi>.
> So I am sympathetic to the desire to improve the language. However I fear this specific change
> would create more pain than pleasure. Better IMO to look for less disruptive solutions to achieve
> the same goals. For example, if the Enum+Attributes approach meets your needs aside from having too
> much boilerplate, maybe we could enhance PHP to have less of that boilerplate?
ACK
Christoph