On 14 June 2018 at 23:15, Stanislav Malyshev <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > Would both be more apparent as to its meaning and leave the door open
> > for other uses. Though at that point, tbqh, I think `switch ($a) use
> > (===) {...}` gives better visual isolation.
>
> I don't think we should reuse the use() thing for third purpose when
> we're already using it for two. I imagine with new parser logic we
> should not be as restricted in syntax choices as we've been before? So
> being a bit more explicit than "use(===)", which would be a bit of a
> head-scratcher for a casual PHP user. Something like "strict switch" at
> least gives a person something to ask about - what is "strict switch"
> exactly? But "use(===)" would be harder to read and harder to look up
> online.
>
As I've said before, I think precisely the opposite: === immediately means
"strict comparison" to anyone who knows PHP, but "strict switch" could mean
any number of restrictions: strict comparisons, no implicit fall-through of
cases, no duplicate cases, etc, etc
If it's the keyword reuse and punctuation that are an issue, what about
just picking a different word, and leaving out the parens:
switch ($foo) with === {
case 42:
blah();
break;
case '42':
blerg();
break;
}
Regards,
--
Rowan Collins
[IMSoP]
