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I think if PHP is the only language you know this pattern probably feels extremely elegant. The JS guys also like to do stuff like this.

• CzechTech 8y ago
  > The JS guys also like to do stuff like this. Harsh, but fair.
• mattigames 8y ago
  Just wait until you meet dynamic dynamic variables, nothing more elegant than that... $x=0;$a='x';$b='a'; echo $$$b;
  • duncan-donuts 8y ago
    Haven’t seen that one in the wild. Can that chain just keep going?!
    • _lce0 8y ago
      Not sure how long .. but the chain can be quite long!! $x = 'y'; $y = 'x'; echo $$$$$$$$$$$$$y; I've tested with 1500 `$` and it still works :)
      • maxxxxx 8y ago
        Good to know that this method scales well ;).
  • arkh 8y ago
    Lazy coder here : foreach(['a' => closureA, 'b' => closureB, 'c' => closureC] as $name => $toApply) { $myObject->${convertNameToFieldName($name)} = $toApply($something); }
    • Piskvorrr 8y ago
      Too clever by half - a textbook example. This is, in essence, write-only code.
• 52-6F-62 8y ago
  I write a lot of JS (read: TypeScript if I have any say in it) for work so I’m probably a JS guy. I hate stuff like that. It breaks more than it helps. It overcomplicates trying to dance your way through reasoning what is actually happening. It’s unreliable and I hate it. Carry on...