Re: [RFC] Change behaviour of array sort functions to return a copy of the sorted array

On Sunday, 20 October 2024 at 18:42, Gina P. Banyard <internals@gpb.moe> wrote: > Hello internals, > > I would like to propose a short RFC to make the return value of the sort() and similar > functions more useful: > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/array-sort-return-array > > I intend for the discussion to last 2 weeks and then open the vote. Hello internals, I have decided to withdraw this RFC. The primary way for this to have been usable would have been to use the engine level "@prefer-ref" parameter "attribute". However, this is rarely used and adds some minor complexity to the engine that mainly exists to support less than ideal API/functions or other limitations currently with PHP. And it is probably wise not to introduce more usages of said attribute. The alternative, that I would support but don't intend to do, is to add a new set of sorted() functions. Best regards, Gina P. Banyard