Hi internals I'd like to announce the match expression RFC that replaces the switch expression RFC I announced a few weeks ago. New: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/match_expression Old: https://wiki.php.net/rfc/switch_expression
Due to the feedback I decided to take the RFC in a slightly different direction. The main objections were: 1. It didn't behave like the traditional switch so it shouldn't use the switch keyword 2. It didn't fix type coercion 3. The RFC was poorly structured In hindsight I understand why I had a hard time writing the RFC. I tried making a case against the switch statement while really not addressing the switch statement at all. The new RFC proposes a match expression that fixes all the objections raised against the switch statement. Additionally, match arms can now contain statement lists which allows you to use the match expression anywhere the switch statement would have been used previously. While some people have suggested statement lists aren't necessary I don't think it makes sense to raise objections against the switch statement without offering an alternative. I also experimented with pattern matching but decided against it. The exact reason is described in the RFC. I'm now confident this is the right approach. I hope you will be happier with this proposal. Happy Easter! -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
