Re: [RFC] Add is_assoc_array() function

I updated the RFC. On Sun, 22 Feb 2026, 11:36 pm Tim Düsterhus, <tim@bastelstu.be> wrote: > Hi > > On 2/21/26 03:35, Muhammed Arshid KV wrote: > > I’ve proposed a small RFC to add *is_assoc_array(array $array):* bool to > > the PHP core. > > > > RFC: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/is_assoc_array > > Besides what the others have already mentioned: Please make sure to fill > in the RFC template carefully. Quite a number of sections still contain > placeholder values with instructions as to how the section is supposed > to be filled in. The “Voting Choices” section is a particular obvious > example here. > > With regard to the “RFC Impact” section, the RFC mentions: > > > Such functions can be replaced with the built-in implementation. > > This is not necessarily true. The existing userland function might > behave differently to the proposed function. > > Even though adding new functions is not considered a BC break as per our > policy, there is an expectation to do some research as to what the > impact of adding the function would be. Please include this research, > the RFC template provides some advice on how to do that. > > Please also make sure to include a link to the ML discussion in the > References section for future reference. The correct link is this one: > https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/130115 > > Best regards > Tim Düsterhus >