Re: Re: [RFC][Discuss] Arrow Functions

Hi, David Walker wrote:

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 18:12 Andrea Faulds <ajf@ajf.me> wrote:

Is it necessary to introduce a new keyword, fn? I think you'd get a similar benefit from:

     function($x) => $arr[$x]

Likewise, is it necessary to restrict auto-capture to the => syntax? Couldn't we allow the following?

     function ($x) {
         return $arr[$x];
     }

This looks too similar to the current syntax, just ignoring the use() statement.

That's the idea. I'd prefer it if auto-capture was not restricted to single-expression functions (“arrow functions”). Though arrow functions make most sense with auto-capture, it doesn't need to be stricted to them. Thanks. -- Andrea Faulds https://ajf.me/