Re: [RFC] Simplified Array API for extensions

>> A logical extension of this idea would be to drop _array_ and cover >> objects too, one uniform everything API is very appealing, and way >> easier to document properly. >> > > https://gist.github.com/krakjoe/5304945 > > I'd be happy to complete/test it if we think it's a worthy direction to go > in ... a unified api does look delicious, it's a bit more complex than > arrays but then in extensions you want/need to deal with objects as much as, > if note more than, you do arrays ... > While I'm in favor of an API which covers both Arrays and Object properties, I don't want to go too far in the direction of generically named APIs. php_exists() is, I think, too far. I'm not sure what's the right middle-ground of being both descriptive and concise, but I'm sure we can sort that out.