Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65296&edit=1
ID: 65296 Comment by: none at none dot de Reported by: llmll at gmx dot de Summary: Support named parameters in constructors to inline initialize objects with new() Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Scripting Engine problem Operating System: any PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I think the main point was missed: Original request was about Named Parameters. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Named_parameter) This will not extend the language or its features but enhance code readability for both humans and IDEs. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-22 10:32:31] a...@php.net What i mean, each property should be contained in the class declaration before it's actually defined in construct :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-22 10:27:57] a...@php.net I really hope we won't turn php into javascript :) Please take a look, the sugar you talk about is possible with the following class Props { function __construct(array $argv) { foreach($argv as $arg => $val) { $this->$arg = $val; } } } $u = new Props(['hello' => 'world', 'good' => 'bye', 'obj' => new Props(['my' => 'god'])]); Or even use func_get_args() to make $argv optional. However this is a VERY bad style. Every object property should be defined with the class. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-19 21:11:24] llmll at gmx dot de Just forgot to mention one more readability advantage: It would support "nested" initializations, like it is now possible with arrays full of strings $object = new Object({ Property: $aValue, Property2: $aValue2, Subobject: new Object({ ... }) }); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-19 21:05:31] llmll at gmx dot de Of course its working, this is not about a bug but about sleekness and PHP-to-programmer support ;-) These assignment-lists are really lengthy and contain too many repetitions. Its more like requesting the ternary operator instead of the "old" if ... then ... else ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-07-19 20:56:31] mail+php at requinix dot net So object literals. Getting to use names instead of strings. Meanwhile $object = new Object(); $object->StringMember = "content"; // etc doesn't work? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65296 -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65296&edit=1