Hi 2012/8/21 Tjerk Anne Meesters <datib...@php.net>: > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Rasmus Schultz <ras...@mindplay.dk> wrote: > >> Thank you, but this isn't really anything like what I had in mind. >> >> What I had in mind is more like set-semantics for arrays, e.g. designed to >> work with sets of distinct values/objects. >> >> Since I do not have permission to write on the wiki, I posted an initial >> draft here: >> >> https://gist.github.com/321ad9b4b8c4e1713488 > > > Just an idea, since array_delete() may remove multiple values, I would > change the return value to (int) and return how many elements were removed > from the array.
Int would be better and callable should be accepted like array_walk(). It's better to have array_delete_recursive(), too. I updated the page. array_add() needs more discussion. What we should do with array value, accept callable or not, etc. Regards, -- Yasuo Ohgaki yohg...@ohgaki.net > > >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Yasuo Ohgaki <yohg...@ohgaki.net> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > 2012/8/21 Rasmus Schultz <ras...@mindplay.dk>: >> > > I have a login (mindplay) but I do not have permission to post or edit >> > > anything on the wiki... >> > >> > I've created RFC for this >> > >> > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/array_delete >> > >> > Get wiki account and finish discussion. >> > I may write patch for this with my spare time, but >> > it may take while to find time. I suggest write patch >> > and send pull request. >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > -- >> > Yasuo Ohgaki >> > yohg...@ohgaki.net >> > >> > > >> > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Will Fitch <willfi...@php.net> wrote: >> > > >> > >> Please let this die until someone is serious enough to come up with an >> > >> rfc. This has been nothing but counterproductive arguing. If someone >> > feels >> > >> strongly about it, write an rfc then we can discuss? >> > >> On Aug 20, 2012 7:53 PM, "Yasuo Ohgaki" <yohg...@ohgaki.net> wrote: >> > >> >> > >>> Hi, >> > >>> >> > >>> 2012/8/21 Herman Radtke <hermanrad...@gmail.com>: >> > >>> >>> May be we should have something like >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> >> > >>> >> >> array_delete_if($array, function($v, $k=null) { if ($v == 300) >> > >>> return >> > >>> >> >> true; }) >> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > So array_filter? >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> I'll use it or like for deleting, but the point of this thread is >> > >>> >> "intuitive function for deleting element(s)" >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> array_delete($array, $value|callable) >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> would be nicer for users, perhaps. >> > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> > You are basically asking to alias array_filter with "array_delete". >> > >>> That is >> > >>> > a very slippery slope. I think array_filter is very a very obvious >> > >>> choice to >> > >>> > remove something from an array. The "filter" function/method is >> > common >> > >>> in >> > >>> > functional languages (and functional frameworks like Underscore). >> > >>> > >> > >>> > These are things developers just need to learn as part of >> > development. >> > >>> > Really, this is entire thread should be on stack overflow, not >> > >>> internals. >> > >>> >> > >>> I guess you haven't read later post. >> > >>> >> > >>> You've also made a novice mistake. >> > >>> array_filter() DO NOT delete elements, but creates new array. >> > >>> array_delete() is another form of array_walk(), not array_filter(). >> > >>> See my posts. >> > >>> >> > >>> Having a API for dedicated task is good thing. >> > >>> Who would argue array_pop()/array_push() isn't needed? >> > >>> >> > >>> Regards, >> > >>> >> > >>> -- >> > >>> Yasuo Ohgaki >> > >>> yohg...@ohgaki.net >> > >>> >> > >>> -- >> > >>> PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List >> > >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >> > > > > -- > -- > Tjerk -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php