Re: [VOTE] Fix list() behavior inconsistency
| From: | Stas Malyshev | Date: | Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:16:04 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [VOTE] Fix list() behavior inconsistency | ||
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Hi!
> * Strings are _not_ treated as arrays of bytes everywhere.
This is true. However, sometimes they are. E.g., $string[0] is
meaningful, while array_flip($string) is not.
> * If we intend to give strings more array-like support after this RFC
We don't intend to give strings anything - both $string[0] and list($a,
$b) = $string works right now. See here: http://3v4l.org/7AZFZ
So you are arguing for BC break for no reason at all.
> (like foreach($string as $char), making array_* work with strings),
Nobody proposed that in this RFC, and it makes zero sense to propose it
in this RFC, as this RFC is about list(), not about making strings into
arrays which would require humongous amount of work and was not
requested by anybody.
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Stanislav Malyshev, Software Architect
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