2008/5/27, Sebastian Deutsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> fyi - i added a RFC
>
> http://wiki.php.net/rfc/shortsyntaxforarrays
>
> please add your votes
>
I'm -1.
> cheers
>
> Sebastian
>
> Sebastian Deutsch schrieb:
>
>
> > dont have karma - but I would love it! so +1 here.
> > would it make sense to write an RFC?
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Sebastian
> >
> > Stan Vassilev | FM schrieb:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I hear this often by other developers and I tend to agree with them,
> that arrays are used often, and often nested, so that having a long syntax
> for array literals tend to produce less legible code than in other scriping
> languages.
> > >
> > > $a = array(array(1,2), array(3,4), 5, 6);
> > >
> > > $b = array('a' => 1, 'b' =>2);
> > >
> > > We use arrays in our configurations, in passing complex parameters to
> functions, fetching information from databases, basically everything. So it
> adds up.
> > >
> > > Some frameworks have somewhat funny attempts to remedy this by
> introducing "shortcuts" like this: function a() { return func_get-args();
> }. Of course this doesn't work when you need to specify the key name, and
> the overhead isn't worth it.
> > >
> > > It looks as there may not be a specific reason not to allow the JS
> syntax as an alternative syntax (while keeping the current one in parallel):
> > >
> > > $a = [[1, 2], [3, 4], 5, 6];
> > >
> > > $b = ['a' => 1, 'b' =>2];
> > >
> > > There shouldn't be confusion to the parser as the brackets aren't
> preceded by an identifier.
> > >
> > > Was this discussed before on the list?
> > >
> > > Regards, Stan Vassilev
> > >
> >
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