Re: SUMMARY: Array syntax

A +1 from me (in case my vote counts). The main reason behind it is readability: $x = array(1 => array(1, 2, 3), array(array(1), 2)); vs. $x = [1 => [1, 2, 3], [[1], 2]]; The latter form looks much better to me - it is faster to read and to understand it (and to type it, of course, although it shouldn't be a factor), especially for such multi-dimensional definitions. The benefit of using the new syntax is even bigger when dealing with function calls + conditionals: if (in_array($z, array(1, 2, 3))) { $s = str_replace(array('a', 'b', 'c'), array('d', 'e', 'f'), 'abc'); } vs. if (in_array($z, [1, 2, 3])) { $s = str_replace(['a', 'b', 'c'], ['d', 'e', 'f'], 'abc'); } With the "square brackets" syntax a pair of redundant parantheses is removed, thus making it easier to distinguish between data definition and function call (conditional, expression...) closures and helping identify arrays among such compound structures. ;-) Regards, -- Kouber Saparev http://kouber.saparev.com