On 26/11/2024 18:10, Volodymyr Volynets wrote:
> I have an idea which will save a lot of code. I am proposing to add":
>
> return when [condition], [return value];
>
> This construct will remove a lot of ifs statements after method calls.
> For example:
>
> $result = Class->method();
> if (!$result['success']) {
> return $result;
> }
>
> This becomes:
> return when !$result['success'], $result;
>
> Any thoughts?
Is there a language that uses a similar syntax? I don't find it
readable. It also uses a new keyword (when) when you can reuse if I'd
say, also comma does not look like a good separator here.
Some alternatives could be:
Perl&Ruby-like postfix if:
return $result if (!$result['success']);
or making return an expression that will allow us to do like this
$result['success'] ?: return false;
and
match ($something) {
123 => do_stuff(),
default => return false,
}
but they both can open an endless can of worms I'd say so I agree with
Christoph that the current syntax is good enough
Anton
