PHP: Function like array constructor -

PHP: Function like array constructor -

i've not used php couple years—my focus has been on c, c++, objective-c, ruby & ecmascript. i'm having night of keeping mind fresh experimenting in other languages.

i came across illustration on php.net of casting arrays object enable accessing it's values key if instance variable:

$obj = (object)array('foo' => 'bar', 'property' => 'value');

as exercise, i'd create function takes same arguments array , returns "array" casted object. like:

function o_array(\* variable amount of key=>value args array()*\) { homecoming (object)array.call(self, arguments); }

i don't know how build function takes variable amount of key=>value arguments in php. in advance advice.

update hope next changes in future since see php's main strength beingness flexibility , general craziness (also weakness). named parameters not supported: php language meeting regarding named params among other items.

php doesn't allow named arguments not possible. array not function language construct, that's why it's place can utilize key value assignment

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