Re: String interpolation shortcomings

Oops, I actually meant to suggest the syntax “Hello \{world()}” (note: curlies instead of parens) to be closer to the original syntax. Regards, Ilija On 11 Jul 2017, 21:10 +0200, ilija.tovilo@me.com, wrote: > Hi everyone > > String interpolations are a great feature. They make your code more readable and can reduce the > number of allocations PHP has to make. > > Unfortunately, PHP is very restrictive in what kind of expressions string interpolation > accepts. The only time you can actually use it is if your expression starts with the > $ symbol. You cannot use it for: > > - Function calls > - Infix expressions > - Constants or class constants > - Instantiations > - Expressions in parentheses > > Or anything else that doesn’t begin with the $ symbol. > > Even more unfortunate is that ${foo()} is equivalent to > {$foo()} which means we cannot simply extend the current syntax to > support all expressions. Of course, we could deprecate the ${foo()} > syntax and reintroduce it with a different semantic meaning after some time but this is far from > satisfying. > > There is also the possibility of introducing new syntax for string interpolation and > deprecating the old one after a transition period (e.g. `”Hello \(world())”). > > Does anyone think this is worth fixing? > >