Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=35957&edit=1
ID: 35957 Comment by: don at dongilbert dot net Reported by: matt at matttoddphoto dot com Summary: Array literal syntax support Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *General Issues Operating System: Any PHP Version: 6CVS-2006-01-10 (snap) Assigned To: felipe Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: I love that 6 years after this was originally posted, it gets accepted. It goes to show what PHP devs used to have to deal with. The rate of improvement in PHP has greatly accelerated over the last few years, for which I am thankful. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2011-11-27 01:08:29] rasmus at mindplay dot dk This feature was implemented in PHP 5.4: http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=313641 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-10 08:36:34] der...@php.net This was discussed, and rejected, many times before. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-10 08:28:52] matt at matttoddphoto dot com Description: ------------ It would be lovely to be able to literally define arrays with simple syntax like the following: ["one", "two", "three"] instead of the less intuitive: array("one", "two", "three"); This would simplify creating arrays of arrays (of arrays) inline for functions. Also, this would help solve the 'named parameters' request by allowing for an associative array to be given simply by throwing []s in. Reproduce code: --------------- Here is an example just for the sake of clarity: $validate = [$_POST['post'], ['title'=>'/[A-Za-z0-9_\?\!\.\#\&\%]+/', "text"=>'/\w*/', 'user_id'=>'/\d+/']]; This would be in opposition to: $validate = array($_POST['post'], array('title'=>'/[A-Za-z0-9_\?\!\.\#\&\%]+/', "text"=>'/.*/', 'user_id'=>'/\d+/')); You can see how more complex examples can get just that much more complex (the the nth degree). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=35957&edit=1
