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Request #74502 Adding ready variables to foreach
Submitted: 2017-04-26 19:15 UTC Modified: 2017-04-26 19:29 UTC
Votes:1
Avg. Score:1.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:0 of 1 (0.0%)
From: most dot talebi at gmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: Variables related
PHP Version: Next Minor Version OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2017-04-26 19:15 UTC] most dot talebi at gmail dot com
Description:
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Why PHP does not provide some basic and ready variables for foreach-loops? A variable, for example, for holding the iteration count. Because foreach-loops are an abstract way of looping (than basic for-loop), hence it could be way better to provide at least two (or event one) variables for foreach-loops which updates on every iteration.

Test script:
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For example, the following can save the life of PHP programmers:

foreach($list_of_users as $user) : $i
{
   // the variable of $i updates on every iteration to 
   // reflect the current iteration count
}

Or for more easier programming, a second variable can be added to reflect $is_last status:

foreach($list_of_users as $user) : $i, $is_last
{
   // the variable of $i updates on every iteration to 
   // reflect the current iteration count

   // $is_last is true if the iteration is the last iteration, and is
   // always false for all other previous iterations.
}

// the same case can even be true for $is_first variable




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 [2017-04-26 19:25 UTC] spam2 at rhsoft dot net
frankly you are confusing PHP as programming language with a framework and there is no need to bloat up the core with every thinkable usecase just to save 2 lines of trivial code

is it really that hard even in combiantion with count($list_of_users)

$i = 0;
foreach($list_of_users as $user)
{
 $i++;
}
 [2017-04-26 19:29 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Wont fix
 [2017-04-26 19:29 UTC] requinix@php.net
Why not? Because you can get $i from the iteration key (for simple lists) or two tiny lines of code (as pointed out). Because $is_first is equally trivial to implement. Because $is_last often cannot be determined at all.
Because this is all unnecessary overhead and added complexity for the 9/10 times developers don't need it.
 
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