Re: [RFC] skipping optional parameters

Am 18.04.2012 09:18, schrieb Ferenc Kovacs:

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:54 AM, Stas Malyshev <smalyshev@sugarcrm.com>wrote:

Hi! One of the annoying things I've encountered in working with PHP was dealing with functions having long optional parameter lists, especially if you need to change only the last one - you have to copy all the defaults. Full named params implementation would solve it, probably, but before we have that here's an easier solution for part of the problem: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/skipparams Basically, it allows you to do this: create_query("deleted=0", "name",,, /*report_errors*/ true); Implementation of it is here: https://github.com/smalyshev/php-src/tree/skip_params All things described in RFC seem to be working, please tell me if I forgot anything. If it's accepted I'll also add tests, etc. of course.

I would prefer Named parameters, but this is still better than the current situation.

Every time a new language construct is proposed, the first arguments against are: - This is confusing syntax - It is hard to read - And so one Stas, and I think you are one of the core developers which raises his voice as first, against new language constructs. And now you propose such a construct. But the best is you show the optimal solution(named parameters) for this problem in your post, and suggests this proposal as work around for it. So if this proposal gets implemented and maybe in the future named parameters gets also implemented. Have we then two solutions for this problem. Or does we revert your current proposal. Sorry, its not against you but for me it seems more as a quick shot. Just my 2 cents Christian