So does this mean that we can do: $form['foo'] = array('a' => 'b', 'c' => 'd'); $form['foo'] += array('a' => 'new b', 'e' => 'f'); instead of: $form['foo'] = array('a' => 'b', 'c' => 'd'); $form['foo'] = array_merge($form['foo'], array('a' => 'new b', 'e' => 'f')); ??? With the intense use of arrays in the new form api that sure would be nice. -jeff