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Request #77815 New feature request - Introduce 'using' keyword/feature similar to C#
Submitted: 2019-03-28 14:11 UTC Modified: 2019-03-28 17:20 UTC
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From: piotr dot ziarek at yahoo dot co dot uk Assigned:
Status: Suspended Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 7.3.4RC1 OS:
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 [2019-03-28 14:11 UTC] piotr dot ziarek at yahoo dot co dot uk
Description:
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Currently there is no way in PHP to control the scope/lifetime of a variable. In C# there is an interface called IDisposable which allows for explicit disposal by using a 'using' keyword. 

I'm proposing a explicit destructor to be called in PHP in a similar manner.
'using' should behave like an 'if' statement - it should not require curly brackets for a single command inside in it, multiple commands should be wrapped in curly brackets.

Test script:
---------------
<?
using($t=new Div)	//no semicolon since this should be like an 'if'
	echo 'inside';
echo 'outside';
//
//
//---class Div---------------
class Div{
	function __construct(){
		echo '<div>';
	}
	function __destruct(){
		echo '</div>';
	}
}
?>

Expected result:
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if 'using' was implemented, the example code above should output:
"<div>inside</div>outside"

Actual result:
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'using' currently will display an error:
PHP Parse error:  syntax error, unexpected 'echo' (T_ECHO)
//or depending on a semicolon(just to give you you a real failure reason)
PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function using()


without 'using' it will say "<div>insideoutside</div>" - last </div> will be displayed at the very end of script probably when PHP disposes all variables.

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 [2019-03-28 17:20 UTC] requinix@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Suspended -Package: PHP Language Specification +Package: Scripting Engine problem
 [2019-03-28 17:20 UTC] requinix@php.net
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