Support for generators has been added via the yield keyword. Generators provide an easy way to implement simple iterators without the overhead or complexity of implementing a class that implements the Iterator interface.
A simple example that reimplements the range() function as a generator (at least for positive step values):
<?php
function xrange($start, $limit, $step = 1) {
for ($i = $start; $i <= $limit; $i += $step) {
yield $i;
}
}
echo 'Single digit odd numbers: ';
/* 注意保存在内存中的数组绝不会被创建或返回 */
foreach (xrange(1, 9, 2) as $number) {
echo "$number ";
}
?>
以上例程会输出：
Single digit odd numbers: 1 3 5 7 9
try-catch blocks now support a finally block for code that should be run regardless of whether an exception has been thrown or not.
foreach 控制结构现在支持通过 list() 构造将嵌套数组分离到单独的变量。例如：
<?php
$array = [
[1, 2],
[3, 4],
];
foreach ($array as list($a, $b)) {
echo "A: $a; B: $b\n";
}
?>
以上例程会输出：
A: 1; B: 2 A: 3; B: 4
关于 foreach 更深入的文档可参考相关手册页面。
empty() 现在支持传入一个任意表达式，而不仅是一个变量。例如：
<?php
function always_false() {
return false;
}
if (empty(always_false())) {
echo 'This will be printed.';
}
if (empty(true)) {
echo 'This will not be printed.';
}
?>
以上例程会输出：
This will be printed.
Array and string literals can now be dereferenced directly to access individual elements and characters:
<?php
echo 'Array dereferencing: ';
echo [1, 2, 3][0];
echo "\n";
echo 'String dereferencing: ';
echo 'PHP'[0];
echo "\n";
?>
以上例程会输出：
Array dereferencing: 1 String dereferencing: P
A 新的密码哈希 API that makes it easier to securely hash and manage passwords using the same underlying library as crypt() in PHP has been added. See the documentation for password_hash() for more detail.
The Apache 2.4 handler SAPI is now supported on Windows.
对 GD 扩展做了多方面的改进，包括：