Hi,
I've always thought that just supressing the "function" keyword could work
as a shorthand, i.e. having ([param1 [, param2 [, ...]]]){...}. Somewhat
similar to Ruby's lambda shorthand:
http://slideshow.rubyforge.org/ruby19.html#40
Regards,
David
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 2:23 AM, Rasmus Lerdorf <ras...@lerdorf.com> wrote:
> On 08/04/2011 12:08 AM, Lazare Inepologlou wrote:
> > $add = | $x |=> | $y : $x |=> $x+$y;
>
> This does not seem to match the syntax of any language I know of so
> people are going to have a hard time figuring out what this does. It's
> not even clear that |=> is a new operator there due to the dangling |,
> which as you say conflicts with the regular | operator. Plus it is only
> useful in one limited type of trivial closure usage.
>
> In PHP we try really hard not to invent new unfamiliar syntax. We try to
> stick with things that have some basis in either the existing syntax or
> in other popular languages that the average PHP developer might be
> exposed to.
>
> -Rasmus
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