PHP 8.4 — Features Worth Knowing

# PHP 8.4 — Features Worth Knowing

PHP 8.4 brings exciting new features. Here are the highlights.

## Property Hooks

```php
class User
{
private string $name;

public string $displayName {
get => $this->name;
set(string $value) {
$this->name = trim($value);
}
}
}
```

## New Array Find Functions

```php
$first = array_find($users, fn($u) => $u->active);
$all = array_find_all($users, fn($u) => $u->role === 'admin');
```

## Asymmetric Visibility

```php
class BankAccount
{
public private(set) float $balance = 0.0;
}
```

`public` read, `private` write!

## HTML5 Support

Better DOM handling with HTML5 parsing.

## Deprecated Features

- Implicit nullable parameters
- Calling static methods on traits

## Conclusion

PHP 8.4 modernizes PHP with cleaner syntax and better capabilities.