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Adds a |>= operator so $x |>= trim(...) pipes a variable through a function and assigns the result back.

Function autoloading modeled on class autoloading, with no cost to calls that resolve normally.

Adds native generic syntax to classes and functions, with bounds, defaults and variance, erased to each parameter's bound at runtime.

Removes the links to PHP's dormant X.com account from PHP.net, ending the project's official presence on X.

Adds an opt-in __exists() magic method that says if a magic property exists, separate from whether it's null, used by isset(), empty() and ??.

Adds array_path_get() and array_path_exists() to read or check a value deep in a nested array using an array of keys.

Adds array_only_keys() and array_except_keys() to keep or drop the listed keys of an array without the array_flip() workaround.

Lets a constructor reassign a promoted readonly property exactly once, so you can validate or normalize it without dropping promotion.

Adds six str_prefix_* and str_suffix_* functions to ensure, remove or replace a string's prefix or suffix in one call.

Adds split() as an alias of explode(), matching the name most other languages use for breaking a string into an array.

Deprecates implicit conversion to and from bool for function arguments, return values and typed properties when strict_types is off.

Lets backed readonly properties use get and set hooks, with a separate vote for each kind of hook.

Lets named functions and methods use => expression; as a shorthand for a body that only returns that expression.

Adds str_icontains(), a case-insensitive version of str_contains() that folds ASCII letters only.

Lets you declare classes and enums inside other classes, with public, protected or private visibility, referenced as Outer\Inner.

Lets interface and abstract methods use never as a parameter type, so implementations can pick any type, and uses it for BackedEnum::from().

Lets a class mark an interface with ? in its implements list, so it only implements that interface if it exists.

Adds mb_levenshtein() to mbstring so the Levenshtein edit distance is counted in Unicode code points instead of bytes.

Adds a let() construct that scopes variables to a block and restores or unsets them when it ends, even if an exception is thrown.