[PHP-DEV] Re: [Pre-RFC] Scalar object methods (with a working implementation)

Hi Morgan,

 > $sep|>explode(?, $str)
 > or
 > $str|>explode($sep, ?)

Right, PFA plus the pipe covers a lot of the chaining, and the ? 
placeholder for argument position is nice.

The difference I care about is what the chain binds to. $s |> trim(?) 
pipes into the global function namespace, so you get whatever trim / 
mb_trim / str_* happen to be, with their names and argument orders. 
$s->trim() is a small curated set defined on the type, so it 
autocompletes and the names stay stable. Different axes, they coexist 
fine. Pipe's the right tool for a lot of code. The methods just give 
primitives a small, discoverable surface for the common stuff.

Michal