Then why don't we have these: $i = integer(5); $f = float(4.5); $s = string("foo");
And what about classes? It's slightly different, what with it being a definition rather than a specific literal value, but it produces a definition, pseudo value if you will, so why not have: class("MyClass", array("method", array("arguments"), "method body here")); Of course, that woudln't make sense. We, instead, use appropriate syntax: class MyClass { public function method($arguments) { // method body here } } Suitable, logical, appropriate code. To me, 'array()' just seems on the verge of being (but not totally) inappropriate. M.T. -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php