using short array syntax BUT stick to php 5.3

Yii 2.0 General Discussions
1

I know that Yii 2 is aimed at php 5.3. The short array syntax introduced in php 5.4 is only cosmetic,

but since Yii in general has borrowed so many cool things from ruby on rails, i just CAN´T live with this

ugly array(’’=>array(… constructs anymore.

Since the array short syntax is nothing more than replacing all array( with [ and the corresponding ) with ],

there could be a one-liner script converting the yii 2.0 codebase recursively into short-array-syntax. Would

this be possible or am i missing something?

2

What’s the point? Just use [“short array” => “syntax”] in your application code and don’t worry about what syntax Yii uses.

3

Yeah, you’re right. We wait for Yii3 which will have PHP6 as a requirement. Year 2016 maybe?

Oh and we will pronounce it 3ii ! :)

4

I thinks you are missing the point phpnode is making. If you are using php5.4 in your server, you can easily replace all YOUR files with [syntax] instead of array(syntax) leaving the framework files untouched. Internally everything will work just as usual.

5

I don’t get the point of this, its not like javascript where every character counts. It also adds no performance boost. Out of this I like the fact array dereferencing has been added more than anything.

6

It makes your scripts easier to read and prettier… Especially in Yii, where about anything is done in arrays, it would be an improvement. A big advantage is that using square brackets, you can distinguish between method calls and arrays. For example, compare:


 $this->render('product/overview', array('model' => $model, 'dataProvider' => $dataProvider));



 $this->render('product/overview', ['model' => $model, 'dataProvider' => $dataProvider]);
7

As @zen pointed above… if you use PHP 5.4 you can do that in your code… without changing anything in the Yii core.

8

Agreed.