[wp-hackers] Everybody Stop

[Stephen Minutillo]

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:52:45 -0500, Matt Mullenweg <m at mullenweg.com> wrote:
> When proposing changes to existing functions, please keep in mind
> backwards compatibility.

  It is possible to change from 'urlencoded' to 'associative array'
style and maintain backwards compatibility.  In fact both styles can
be supported simultaneously:

function my_function($array_or_url)
{
  if(is_array($array_or_url)) { $array = $array_or_url; }
  else { parse_str($array_or_url, $array); }

  // rest of function uses arguments in $array
}


> When proposing awkward syntaxes, please keep in mind users. WordPress
> templates are already too complicated.

My point was that (I find that) the associative array style is less
akward and less complicated!  But I understand that you disagree.


Steve Minutillo