On 31.10.2016 at 18:27m Larry Garfield wrote: > On 10/31/2016 11:26 AM, Alice Wonder wrote: > >> On 10/30/2016 10:19 AM, Rowan Collins wrote: >> >>> - deprecate reset(), end(), each(), and key() >>> - introduce array_first(), array_last(), array_first_key() and >>> array_last_key() >>> - document replacements for whatever other use cases we can find >>> examples of >> >> As a user I certainly like those names better. Semantic function names >> are a definite win in my view. > > Question: Now that we have "iterable" as a type, should we be adding > more array-specific functions or should such operations be designed, and > named, to operate on any iterable? (first(), first_key(), etc.)
According to the earlier discussion it is not clear if we want these functions to operate on Iterables (consider Generators). Anyhow, we probably can't introduce a function named first() for BC reasons. -- Christoph M. Becker -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
