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I tried to emulate something similar with PHP at one point. But the problem with PHP was parameter order. Especially in functions like array_key_exists() the array element is the 2nd parameter, while pipe operator expects the object to work on be the 1st parameter, the array in these cases.

I believe they have solved this problem by now. Though no idea how.



The usual solution is to wrap it with a closure.

    function($x) { return array_key_exists('needle', $x); }
Or using the arrow function syntax:

    fn($x) => array_key_exists('needle', $x)
The same trick also helps when you need to use functions with mandatory extra parameters, functions with pass-by-value parameters, etc.


If the Partial Function Application RFC passes then the closure wont be necessary

https://wiki.php.net/rfc/partial_function_application_v2




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