array_unique optional compare-callback proposal

From: Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:24:44 +0000
Subject: array_unique optional compare-callback proposal
Groups: php.internals 
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Hello,

I would like to propose addition of a third (optional) argument for array_unique which will be callback for comparing elements.

There's a plenty of usecases for this. For example, what I've been dealing with can be described like so:

<?php

$obj1 = new EntityName("asd");
$obj2 = new EntityName("qwe");

$a = [new EntityWrapper($obj1, ...), new EntityWrapper($obj2, ...), new EntityWrapper($obj1, ...)];

// now it can be solved like so:

$newArray = [];
foreach ($a as $e) {

    $newArray[$e->getWrappedObject()->getIdentity()] = $e;

}

// but with this patch it can be solved with array_unique:

$newArray = array_unique($a, SORT_USERDEFINED, function ($a, $b) {

    return $a->getWrappedObject()->getIdentity() - $b->getWrappedObject()->getIdentity();

});


Actually my problem was a little different but you get the idea... And I think there will be even more usecases for this.

Here's a patch for master branch with implementation of this proposal: https://gist.github.com/nikita2206/7354392

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