From: Operating system: Any PHP version: 5.4.1RC1 Package: Scripting Engine problem Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:allow use( $var as $varCopy, &$var as $varRef) syntax for closures
Description: ------------ I'd like to propose a syntax for closures that would allow to specify a name for the imported symbol (variable). Please see test script. Test script: --------------- $someLongArray =array( 1, 2, 3 ); $myFn =function() use( $someLongArray as $arrCopy, &$someLongArray as $arrRef ) { array_push( $arrCopy, 4); array_push( $arrRef, 5); }; print_r( $someLongArray);// 1, 2, 3, 5 Expected result: ---------------- Expecting such syntax to be supported in the future. Actual result: -------------- Syntax error. -- Edit bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61682&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.4): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=trysnapshot54 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=needdocs Fixed in release: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=needscript Try newer version: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=oldversion Not developer issue: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=support Expected behavior: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=notwrong Not enough info: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=submittedtwice register_globals: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=php4 Daylight Savings: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=dst IIS Stability: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=gnused Floating point limitations: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=float No Zend Extensions: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: https://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=61682&r=mysqlcfg