[PHP-DEV] Array access on function returns

2008-04-18 Thread Kalle Sommer Nielsen
Hey Internals I've been wondering for quite some time why PHP doesn't allow you to access arrays when you assign it to a value like in Javascript: function ArrayTest(Array $range) { return($range); } $range = Array(1337 => Array('Hello World')); echo ArrayTest($range)[1337}; I would

Re: [PHP-DEV] Array access on function returns

2008-04-18 Thread Sam Barrow
On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 10:40 -0700, Kalle Sommer Nielsen wrote: > Hey Internals > > I've been wondering for quite some time why PHP doesn't allow you to access > arrays when you assign it to a value like in Javascript: > > function ArrayTest(Array $range) > { > return($range); > } > > $rang

Re: [PHP-DEV] Array access on function returns

2008-04-18 Thread Arvids Godjuks
2008/4/18, Sam Barrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 10:40 -0700, Kalle Sommer Nielsen wrote: > > Hey Internals > > > > I've been wondering for quite some time why PHP doesn't allow you to > access > > arrays when you assign it to a value like in Javascript: > > > > function ArrayTe

Re: [PHP-DEV] Array access on function returns

2008-04-19 Thread Kalle Sommer Nielsen
Hi Arvids Quoting Arvids Godjuks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 2008/4/18, Sam Barrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 10:40 -0700, Kalle Sommer Nielsen wrote: > Hey Internals > > I've been wondering for quite some time why PHP doesn't allow you to access > arrays when you assign it to a valu

Re: [PHP-DEV] Array access on function returns

2008-04-19 Thread Larry Garfield
On Saturday 19 April 2008, Kalle Sommer Nielsen wrote: > Hi Arvids > > Quoting Arvids Godjuks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 2008/4/18, Sam Barrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 10:40 -0700, Kalle Sommer Nielsen wrote: > >> > Hey Internals > >> > > >> > I've been wondering for quite some

Re: [PHP-DEV] Array access on function returns

2008-04-19 Thread Mike Lively
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Kalle Sommer Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey Internals > > I've been wondering for quite some time why PHP doesn't allow you to > access > arrays when you assign it to a value like in Javascript: My opinion on features such as this is that they provide

Re: [PHP-DEV] Array access on function returns

2008-04-20 Thread Wietse Venema
Kalle Sommer Nielsen: > Hey Internals > > I've been wondering for quite some time why PHP doesn't allow you > to access arrays when you assign it to a value like in Javascript: In many languages you get such functionality for free, because their parsers are written to accept: expression '['