Re: Internal iteration API

From:	Stas Malyshev	Date:	Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:35:53 +0000
Subject:	Re: Internal iteration API
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Hi!

> So, I've not been inside the engine so in practice this may make no 
> sense at all, but what about looking at it the other way around?  Vis, 
> instead of making objects more and more like arrays, make arrays an 
> object that happens to implement ArrayAccess, Iterator, and whatever 

That'd be very nice idea if we were implementing new PHP. I think the
fact that arrays are not objects in PHP is a source of many problems.
However, right now it probably won't be possible to do it without
breaking BC in many places dealing with array copy/assignment/passing
semantics.

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Thread (24 messages)

• Nikita PopovWed, 11 Jul 2012 22:17:25 +0000
  • Sara GolemonWed, 11 Jul 2012 23:04:59 +0000
  • Johannes SchlüterWed, 11 Jul 2012 23:49:07 +0000
    • Johannes SchlüterWed, 11 Jul 2012 23:53:51 +0000
    • Anthony FerraraThu, 12 Jul 2012 00:39:49 +0000
      • Sara GolemonThu, 12 Jul 2012 00:51:23 +0000
        • Stas MalyshevThu, 12 Jul 2012 04:54:30 +0000
        • Matthew Weier O'PhinneyThu, 12 Jul 2012 15:04:37 +0000
          • David MuirFri, 13 Jul 2012 00:32:28 +0000
            • Matthew Weier O'PhinneyFri, 13 Jul 2012 13:55:52 +0000
              • jpauliFri, 13 Jul 2012 14:16:17 +0000
                • Stas MalyshevFri, 13 Jul 2012 17:30:32 +0000
                  • Larry GarfieldSat, 14 Jul 2012 00:26:58 +0000
                    • Stas MalyshevSat, 14 Jul 2012 00:35:53 +0000
                      • Larry GarfieldMon, 16 Jul 2012 01:05:09 +0000
                      • jpauliTue, 24 Jul 2012 08:52:26 +0000
                        • Larry GarfieldWed, 25 Jul 2012 04:52:47 +0000
                          • jpauliWed, 25 Jul 2012 15:16:40 +0000
            • Johannes SchlüterSat, 21 Jul 2012 13:22:22 +0000
      • Johannes SchlüterThu, 12 Jul 2012 01:38:15 +0000
    • Stas MalyshevThu, 12 Jul 2012 05:08:25 +0000
    • Nikita PopovThu, 12 Jul 2012 08:46:24 +0000
  • Jared WilliamsFri, 13 Jul 2012 11:24:34 +0000RE: [PHP-DEV] Internal iteration API