Use PHP 8's Named Arguments for Clearer Function Calls - 1000 PHP Tips - Quick tips and Courses for PHP Developers

PHP 8 introduced named arguments, allowing you to specify which parameter you're passing a value to. This improves code readability, especially for functions with many parameters.

function createUser($name, $email, $age, $country = 'USA') {
    // User creation logic
}

// Using named arguments
createUser(
    name: 'John Doe',
    email: 'john@example.com',
    age: 30,
    country: 'Canada'
);

// You can even skip optional parameters or reorder them
createUser(
    age: 25,
    name: 'Jane Doe',
    email: 'jane@example.com'
);

Named arguments make your code more self-documenting and less prone to errors when dealing with functions that have many parameters.