Re: [RFC] Square brackets shortcut

On Jan 10, 2008 2:40 PM, Andi Gutmans <andi@zend.com> wrote: > I think next time Sam has three consecutive responses to the same thread > then he loses access to the list for a week :) (same rule for anyone > else). Tweaking the 'Subject' won't count as a different thread :) > > Andi > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hannes Magnusson [mailto:hannes.magnusson@gmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:49 AM > > To: Sam Barrow > > Cc: PHP Development > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Square brackets shortcut > > > > Did you know that you don't have to reply multiple times to the same > > post? > > And even though Stas replies to every single post, you don't have to > do > > it too. > > > > > > Please read Andis "checklist" again; > > http://news.php.net/php.internals/34494 - same > > "rules" apply to all > > threads. > > > > -Hannes > > > > On Jan 10, 2008 3:37 PM, Sam Barrow <sam@sambarrow.com> wrote: > > > I just tried this out using option b, and I really like it. > > > > > > $var = [1, 6, 434] ; > > > > > > I think it looks good and helps code readability alot. > > > > > > On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 19:07 +0900, Ryusuke SEKIYAMA wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, lists, > > > > > > > > I'm tired to type "array()" many times. And I want to > > > > declare arrays more easily. So I wrote the patch for > > > > zend_language_parser.y which enables to declare arrays > > > > with square brackets like some other languages. > > > > > > > > Stanislav, > > > > Sorry, I'm new in this list and I didn't know about past > > > > discussion. As Marcus says, I'd like to ask around again. > > > > > > > > > > > > There are three options: > > > > > > > > a) Commit square bracket array shortcut patch > > > > keys and values are separated by colons. > > > > ( > > > > http://www.opendogs.org/pub/php-5.3dev-080109-sbar.patch ) > > > > e.g. > > > > $a = [1, 2, 3]; > > > > $b = ['foo': 'orange', 'bar': > > > > 'apple', 'baz': 'lemon']; > > > > > > > > b) Commit square bracket array shortcut patch > > > > keys and values are separated by double arrows. > > > > ( > > > > http://www.opendogs.org/pub/php-5.3dev-080109-sbar2.patch ) > > > > e.g. > > > > $a = [1, 2, 3]; > > > > $b = ['foo' => 'orange', 'bar' => > > > > 'apple', 'baz' => 'lemon']; > > > > > > > > c) Reject and keep using `array()'. > > > > e.g. > > > > $a = array(1, 2, 3); > > > > $b = array('foo' => 'orange', 'bar' => > > > > 'apple', 'baz' => > > 'lemon'); > > > > > > > > These patches include the tests. > > > > > > > > Which do you like? I like (a) the best. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > 2008/1/6, Marcus Boerger <helly@php.net>: > > > > > Hello Stanislav, > > > > > > > > > > tha makesw three then already, how about we ask around again? > > > > > Ryusuke, can you please start a new '[RFC] Square brackets > > shortcut' thread > > > > > to collect opinions and pass along the patch for that? > > > > > > > > > > I like the anonymous function patch too. It is clean and simple. > > Maybe you > > > > > want to start a second '[RFC] Anonymous functions' thread with > > that patch. > > > > > > > > > > Can you also please add tests for both? > > > > > > > > > > marcus > > > > > > > > > > Wednesday, January 2, 2008, 7:51:06 PM, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >> the square bracket array syntax patch for PHP 5.3, > > > > > >> > > > > > >> http://www.opendogs.org/pub/php-5.3dev-080101-sbar.patch > > > > > > > > > > > I remember we discussed that already and it was rejected then > > (even > > > > > > though myself and Andi liked it) - did the people that > objected > > then > > > > > > change their minds? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Marcus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > /** > > > > * Ryusuke SEKIYAMA > > > > * rsky0711@gmail.com > > > > */ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > If you want reasons just ask me privately, as Pierre said, no need to argue :) -1 D