[php] no arrayAccess in php.NativeStructArray

[mockey]

php.NativeStructArray proves really quite useful for defining types of function parameters in extern php functions. Is there any reason why it's missing arrayAccess (opposed to php.nativeAssocArray)?

[RealyUniqueName]

It is supposed to be used for externs arguments just to provide type safety for options declarations.
Do you have a use case for NativeStructArray in a Haxe code?

[mockey]

Yes.
I have an extern function getcliplist which can accept an id or a name.
It's typed like this (simplified):

typedef ClipListRequest = ArrayS<{
  ?id:String,
  ?name:String,
  login:String
}>;
extern public function getcliplist(req:ClipListRequest):ClipListResponse;

Then I like to call it like thiis:

function getClip(id:Int, ?name:String) {
  var req:ClipListRequest = {
    login: "login"
  }
  if (name != null && id == 0) req["name"] = name;
  else req["id"] = id;
  var res = F.getcliplist(req);
}

Adding:

@:arrayAccess
inline function get<V>(key:String):V return this[key];

@:arrayAccess
inline function set<V>(key:String, val:V):V return this[key] = val;

to php.NativeStructArray seems to allow this.

[RealyUniqueName]

Ideally I'd like to implement a proper typed field access to NativeStructArray. Currently it's blocked by #6639.

[mockey]

I see. Thanks for adding it.