====== Square bracket array shortcut - keys and values are separated by colons ======
<code php>
    $a = [1, 2, 3];
    $b = ['foo': 'orange', 'bar': 'apple', 'baz': 'lemon'];
</code>

==== +1 ====
  - shein
  - iliaa
  - cstockton

==== -1 ====
//None//





====== Square bracket array shortcut - keys and values are separated by double arrows ======
<code php>
    $a = [1, 2, 3];
    $b = ['foo' => 'orange', 'bar' => 'apple', 'baz' => 'lemon'];
</code>

==== +1 ====
  - zeev (would consider parentheses for max compatibility with current syntax, minus the array keyword, i.e. (1, 2, 3))
  - patrickallaert
  - colder
  - pierrick
  - aharvey
  - gwynne
  - tyrael
  - pajoye
  - chregu
  - dsp
  - salathe
  - rdohms
  - guilhermeblanco
  - davidc
  - hartmut
  - mfonda
  - davidvega
  - mgf
  - shiflett
  - stas
  - andi
  - stewartlord
  - mbeccati
==== -1 ====
//None//



====== -1 on both syntax ======

  - cataphract
  - dtajchreber
  - derick

====== Current votes, but without info about which syntax to choose: ======

==== +1 ====
  - kalle
  - brianlmoon
  - stas
  - iliaa
  - rasmus
  - fmk
  - sean (but please see [[rfc:objectarrayliterals|the object PLUS array literals RFC]])