Re: [RFC] [VOTE] Prefix and Suffix Functions

On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 16:48, Ilija Tovilo <tovilo.ilija@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM Bob Weinand <bobwei9@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hey Larry, > > > > On 27.2.2026 17:32:47, Larry Garfield wrote: > > > Though I would also question why so many people are voting for $subject-last for the > > > secondary vote. > > > > The two-argument variants are consistent with e.g. addcslashes (one > > subject operated on with an argument) - so that's perfectly consistent. > > > > Then for replacing, you want consistency with str_replace, and > > preg_replace and such. > > Maybe consistently inconsistent. ;) In my opinion, it's much better to > not keep repeating the same mistake, pick a standard and stick with > it. Subject-first always works. I wouldn't think many people want to > internalize the placement of the subject based on the kind of string > replacement function. > > Ilija I think $subject should be first because these functions align with other str_prefix_* functions. If the names were inverted, i.e. str_ensure_prefix, then I would vote for $subject to be last because str_replace and str_replace_suffix are more aligned.