On 2012-06-23, Stas Malyshev <smalys...@sugarcrm.com> wrote: > > I'm open to changing or aliasing the name to array_pluck(), if others > > are in agreement. > > I wouldn't know what "pluck" means here. "Column" is a clear word with > established meaning. Let's not get too whimsical here.
Nothing whimsical about it at all, Stas. The definition is: Take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place; pick and synonyms include "pull" and "gather". As Ralph noted, "column" is overloaded, as it has connotations dealing with databases as well as tables, and arrays often represent neither. -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney Project Lead | matt...@zend.com Zend Framework | http://framework.zend.com/ PGP key: http://framework.zend.com/zf-matthew-pgp-key.asc -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php