On Jan 11, 2008 2:17 PM, Geoffrey Sneddon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I don't think tiredness to type an extra five characters should be an
> excuse to change the syntax.


No, but clarity of expression is a valid reason to do so.


> > a) Commit square bracket array shortcut patch
> >    keys and values are separated by colons.
> Breaks from PHP's => for no apparent reason (one character too many
> character this time?), which is just confusing (that's an implicit -1).


Agreed;


> > b) Commit square bracket array shortcut patch
> >    keys and values are separated by double arrows.
> Breaks backwards compatibility to save typing five characters. See
> above. -1.
>

It doesn't break backwards compatibility; the new syntax is an alias, not a
replacement. The older array() syntax will still be in place, if I've
understood the earlier posts correctly.

-- 
Mark Dennehy

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