Now if only when a function returns an array we needn't a variable...
function boo(){
return array(1,2,3)
}
echo boo()[1]; function boo(){
return array(1,2,3)
}
echo boo()[1];http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-06-28-1
It's in PHP 5.4 alpha as well ;)
For example:
// explode splits the string on the provided boundary
// and returns an array containing each segment.
// using list() we can assign the two segments to two
// variables within the same statement
$size = "1000x1000";
list( $width, $height ) = explode( "x", $size );
Edit: Yes, it is a special form, but its still irregular, and that makes it shitty.
It's a language construct, not a function.
my ($foo, $bar) = f;
(foo, bar) = f()
var [foo, bar] = f(); list($foo, $bar) = f();
I also don't agree that PHP needs constructors to return $this for the same reason. You need to assign the object to a variable so you can reuse it.
$a = new Foo()->bar();