Re: php7- dropping the $ from the variable name - rfc

@sotiris: explain me how will does this be handled: $array_pop = 'foo'; $test = $array_pop($arrayFoo); // $test = foo($arrayFoo); if you remove the $.... array_pop = 'foo'; test = array_pop(arrayFoo); // huh?!?!?! Cheers, On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 2:59 PM, sotiris karavarsamis <bri@cshell.gr> wrote: > Marco wrote: > > So don't you consider this a serious reason against stripping/changing the > dollar sign? > Do you think that would be a good effect for PHP users if that change would > exist > in a future version of PHP (even in PHP6!)? It's a simple change but a great > shift! >> >> >> > Hey, why not make it configurable (ini option) ?! :D >> >> I really do not find it reasonable to change the dollar sign to >> something >> else. >> If we could switch the dollar sign notation in variables on and off >> with a directive in php.ini, that would break backwards compatibility >> between apps >> not only in a single user environments but also in shared hosting >> envs. >> Imagine having to switch into dollar sign notation for a phpbb >> installation >> and to a notation without the dollar sign for a custom >> application. It's >> just >> crazy! >> >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm ... I hope :-D > > I'm not being sarcastic, if you mean it. :p >> >> Regards >> >> Marco > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Guilherme Blanco - Web Developer CBC - Certified Bindows Consultant Cell Phone: +55 (16) 9166-6902 MSN: guilhermeblanco@hotmail.com URL: http://blog.bisna.com Rio de Janeiro - RJ/Brazil