On Fri, Jun 7, 2024, at 9:34 PM, Erick de Azevedo Lima wrote:
> Hi all.
>
>> Em sex., 7 de jun. de 2024 às 17:53, Pierre <pierre-...@processus.org>
>> escreveu:
>> I do agree with you that when you use value objects, you need it a lot,
>> but I'd much prefer having a JS like value objects initializer syntax,
>> such as `Point {x: 1, y: 2}` syntax than creating another way to call
>> the constructor, which already has a mastered and comprehensive syntax
>> which is simply `new`.
>
> I also think that `new `(4 chars, if we count the blank space) is short
> enough.
> But a JS-like syntax that's already known for representing objects
> could be used.
> I'm sympathetic to something like this (changing the OP examples):
>
> class A {
> public function b() {
> echo "I'm B";
> }
> }
>
> A::{}->b();
>
>
> class Foo {
> public function __construct(
> public string $name
> ) {}
> }
>
> class Bar {
> public function __construct(
> public Foo $foo
> ) {}
> }
>
> $bar = Bar::{ Foo::{ "I'm foo in bar" } };
> echo $bar->foo->name;
>
>
> #[AttributeOverrides([
> AttributeOverride::{
> name: "id",
> column: Column::{ name: "guest_id", type: "integer", length:
> 140 }
> },
> AttributeOverride::{
> name: "name",
> column: Column::{ name: "guest_name", nullable: false, unique:
> true, length: 240 }
> }]
> )]
>
>
> #[AttributeOverrides([
> AttributeOverride::{
> name: "id",
> column: Column::{ name: "guest_id", type: "integer", length:
> 140 }
> },
> AttributeOverride::{
> name: "name",
> column: Column::{ name: "guest_name", nullable: false, unique:
> true, length: 240 }
> }]
> )]
>
> --
> Erick
We already have named arguments, which gives nearly the same syntax. Writing
directly to properties like that makes no sense in a language that has
class-private properties and internal constructors. It's fine in Rust or Go
that don't have internal constructors, but it's just not a good fit in a
PHP-like language.
And new Foo(a: 'A", b: 'B") is already perfectly readable and self-documenting.
Yet another constructor-invoke syntax on top of that would offer nothing.
--Larry Garfield
