Re: re: removing an item from an array

Hi, 2012/8/21 Herman Radtke <hermanradtke@gmail.com>: >>> May be we should have something like >> >> >> >> >> array_delete_if($array, function($v, $k=null) { if ($v == 300) return >> >> true; }) >> > >> > So array_filter? >> >> I'll use it or like for deleting, but the point of this thread is >> "intuitive function for deleting element(s)" >> >> array_delete($array, $value|callable) >> >> would be nicer for users, perhaps. > > > You are basically asking to alias array_filter with "array_delete". That is > a very slippery slope. I think array_filter is very a very obvious choice to > remove something from an array. The "filter" function/method is common in > functional languages (and functional frameworks like Underscore). > > These are things developers just need to learn as part of development. > Really, this is entire thread should be on stack overflow, not internals. I guess you haven't read later post. You've also made a novice mistake. array_filter() DO NOT delete elements, but creates new array. array_delete() is another form of array_walk(), not array_filter(). See my posts. Having a API for dedicated task is good thing. Who would argue array_pop()/array_push() isn't needed? Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohgaki@ohgaki.net