RE: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Square brackets shortcut

I don't remember ever seeing this before, but I'm still very strongly against this kind of useless syntax sugar.. --Jani On Thu, 2008-01-10 at 11:36 -0800, Andi Gutmans wrote: > I recommended (b) a few months back and got shot down :) > I still like it :) > > Andi > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ryusuke SEKIYAMA [mailto:rsky0711@gmail.com] > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:08 AM > > To: internals@lists.php.net > > Cc: Marcus Boerger; Stas Malyshev > > Subject: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Square brackets shortcut > > > > 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 > -- Patches/Donations: http://pecl.php.net/~jani/