Re: [RFC] Combined Comparison (Spaceship) Operator

Hi Jordi, > On 19 Jan 2015, at 10:37, Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be> wrote: > > On 19/01/2015 08:28, Andrea Faulds wrote: >> Good morning, >> >> This is a reboot of Davey Shafik’s RFC (with permission). After recent discussions about >> sort functions, I was inspired to bring this back up, as I think it would be a useful feature. >> >> The RFC is here: >> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/combined-comparison-operator > > I am all for it, but just so we don't end up with yet another T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM can > we please not call this T_SPACESHIP? It sounds fun now but future generations will hate us. > > Rather use T_COMBINED_COMPARISON or such? It’d be possible. On the other hand, this isn’t just an in-joke: the “spaceship operator” is a common name for it in other languages, and if you google it you will actually find information about the operator. Plus, it’s fun. -- Andrea Faulds http://ajf.me/