Re: Re[2]: [PHP-DEV] Proposal: Array syntax

I like it a lot as well. Having the [] syntax also support range()-like calls would be a very nice idea as well. :D Regards, Manuzhai "Mike Robinson" <mike@fiddy8.com> wrote in message news:PPEJIJHNCLOJJONNJNMJCEKPCAAA.mike@fiddy8.com... > s0niX wrote: > > > The problem i see when using array() (or list()) is that it nearly looks > > like it is a function, but it isn't. Using [] instead would clearly > > mark this difference. > > array() and list() are special language constructs, why shouldn't > > they look a bit special? > > This doesn't break backwards compatibility and it makes new code look > > better and more readable. > > > > Indeed. It's a nice idea. > Having that syntax as an alternative to list() would be cool too. > > Whether it has enough steam to get around the magic rule I'll > leave to others, because the rule is there for a reason. :) > > Best Regards > Mike Robinson > > > > > > Am Mittwoch, 5. November 2003 um 09:49 schrieben Sie: > > > > AG> Hi Christian, > > > > AG> Personally I don't like having two ways of doing things. It > > makes it harder > > AG> for people to read scripts. > > AG> However, I think the proposed syntax is significantly more > > elegant than > > AG> today's array() which makes me think twice about the idea and > > possibly > > AG> making an exception to the rule. I think it'll improve the > > look of PHP > > AG> scripts. Also I think people calling methods using > > call_user_method([$obj, > > AG> "method"]); will find it sexier than the array() syntax. > > AG> I guess I think it'd be interesting to see what other's think. Also, > > AG> another point to check is if list() can also be converted > > into [] because > > AG> having a hybrid wouldn't be too nice. > > > > AG> Andi > > > > AG> At 12:33 AM 11/5/2003 +0100, Christian Schneider wrote: > > >>I propose to add an alternative (backward compatible) short > > array creation > > >>syntax: > > >>$a = [ 1, 2, 3 ]; and $a = [ 'a' => 42, 'b' => > > >>"foo" ]; > > >> > > >>It can also be used in function calls: > > >>img(['src' => "logo.gif", 'alt' => > > >>"Logo"]); > > >> > > >>Reason behind this change: Arrays are used a lot and should > > therefore have > > >>as little syntactic overhead as possible. And I think the short > > syntax is > > >>also easier to read and write. > > >> > > >>A patch for the parser is trivial and is attached for Zend2. > > >> > > >>Note: I checked the newsgroup archive but couldn't find a > > discussion about > > >>this. After not hearing back about my proposed enhancement to > > >>debug_backtrace() and the dangling comma for function call parameters > > >>being rejected I wonder if I'm using the right mailing list for this :-) > > >>