Re: [RFC] Loop... or...

Hey: On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 5:56 AM, Leigh <leight@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello list! > > This is an item that has been repeatedly requested in various forms, > with no solid implementation to back it up, yet remaining quite > desirable to the developer community at large. > > Loops with a default block, executed in the event that the loop is > never entered. > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/loop_or > > Traditionally this is requested as a loop {} else {} structure, > however due to the choice of keyword this causes significant BC > problems. > > I have written an RFC presenting this feature as loop {} or {} along > with how I intend to implement it. I have consulted with several core > contributors as well as normal developers, and this seems to be the > most BC-complete option. > > A poll of local developers indicates a strong positive response > supporting this feature, so please take the time to consider and > discuss what is laid out in the RFC, as many of us would like this to > become a permanent fixture of the language. > > I especially need input regarding Opcache concerns, as this is not an > area of expertise for me. > > I will be developing the patch myself, and hope to have a full proof > of concept completed by the end of this weekend. (for and while are > both working, foreach currently segfaults, I am working on it) > > Thanks for reading. > > Leigh. Maybe I am too conservative. I don't like this idea......... :< And I DO THINK, we should try to stop brings lots of new things into PHP7. I am worring whether it can be release in the next year.... thanks > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- Xinchen Hui @Laruence http://www.laruence.com/