Re: anonymous functions? anonymous variables

> I have to write
>
>    function ($k, $v) {$v}
>
>    instead of something like
>
>    function (_,$v) {$v}

What is the rationale to have the signature of the function contain an
unreferenced argument? Why not use just:

  function ($v)  { (: Expr :)}


On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 6:30 PM Ihe Onwuka <[email protected]> wrote:

> Since I don't have to give a function a name it would also be nice if I
> didn't have to name variables I am not using.
>
> e.g
>
> Suppose I have a constraint that a function must have 2 arguments but I
> only need to use one I have to write
>
> function ($k, $v) {$v}
>
> instead of something like
>
> function (_,$v) {$v}
>
>
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