I'm not using this syntax. But I don't oppose it.
On 5/22/08, Stan Vassilev | FM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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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