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Request #41993 [] operator should be first class
Submitted: 2007-07-13 23:09 UTC Modified: 2007-07-14 10:48 UTC
From: jcampbell1 at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 5.2.3 OS: All
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2007-07-13 23:09 UTC] jcampbell1 at gmail dot com
Description:
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It seems very strange that the [] operator cannot be used on the result of a function.  

Reproduce code:
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function test() {
return array('dog','cat');
}

echo test()[0];  // produces a syntax error.

of course this works fine

class temp{}

function test() {
$o = new $temp;
$temp->foo = 'dog';
}

echo test()->foo; // works


Expected result:
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dog


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 [2007-07-14 10:48 UTC] johannes@php.net
Please do not submit the same bug more than once. An existing
bug report already describes this very problem. Even if you feel
that your issue is somewhat different, the resolution is likely
to be the same. 

Thank you for your interest in PHP.

This has been requested multiple times before, till now nobody came up with a working solution.
 
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