I actually like this syntax, but what would it look like for multi-statement closures?
A nested set of curly braces around the body would look pretty messy. $things->forEach({$v => { foo($v); bar($v); }}); On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 4:43 PM, Levi Morrison <le...@php.net> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 1:44 PM, Ilija Tovilo <ilija.tov...@me.com> wrote: > > Sorry, I wasn’t aware of that. > > > > What do you think of the Ruby/Rust style syntax that Levi proposed a > while back? > > > > $someDict > > ->map(|$v| $v * 2) > > ->filter(|$v| $v % 3); > > > > This one has a few advantages: > > > > 1. It has syntax (a lot of) developers are already familiar with > > 2. It has no ambiguities and is fully backward compatible > > 3. It’s the shortest of all options available (two `|` characters and > one space) > > We determined that the arrow between the parameters and the expression > would still be required. Given this limitation I think this syntax is > seviceable: > > $someDict > ->map({$v => $v * 2}) > ->filter({$v => $v % 3}); > > Sometime this week I intend to start another thread that narrows us > down to two choices. >