#19064 [Com]: syntax error with '('s
ID: 19064
Comment by: msopacua@idg.nl
Reported By: nery@astalavista.com
Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Compile Failure
Operating System: -
PHP Version: 4.2.1
New Comment:
<quote>anyway I still think that since $db->f("bla") returns a
value</quote>
Value != variable and empty checks a variable.
The variable is the container. You check whether a bottle is empty, not
whether milking the cow produces anything.
Previous Comments:
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[2002-08-23 05:59:10] nery@astalavista.com
when I do if ($db->f("bla")!="") it works..
when I do $tmp=$db->f("bla"); if (!empty($tmp)) it works too.
so, first: okz it can looks meaningless to do that but I need to check
if what comes over $db->f("bla") has or not an empty content. There are
several ways where it works, but the clearest one doesn't. If empty()
support or not this parameter I think is a second error, THATS NOT what
the compiler says: "parse error, unexpected '(', expecting ')'" .
agree?!
second: anyway I still think that since $db->f("bla") returns a value,
this value should be checked with empty(). it doesn't make sense you
put this value into a variable and after use this variable as a
parameter.
And this is my last post, I guess you understand my point, and you can
do what you want, or just ignore.
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[2002-08-23 05:39:45] derick@php.net
From www.php.net/empty :
Note that this is meaningless when used on anything which isn't a
variable; i.e. empty (addslashes ($name)) has no meaning since it would
be checking whether something which isn't a variable is a variable with
a FALSE value.
$db->f("bla") is NOT a variable.
Derick
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[2002-08-23 05:36:08] nery@astalavista.com
it comes this error
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '(', expecting ')'
where as you can see there is no error!
ITS NOT A SUPPORT QUESTION! ITS A PARSE ERROR OF PHP!! DID YOU SEE
THAT!?
I am just trying to help
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[2002-08-23 05:32:41] cynic@php.net
Sorry, but the bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking
support questions. Your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself.
For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP,
please visit http://www.php.net/support.php
Thank you for your interest in PHP.
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[2002-08-23 05:25:16] nery@astalavista.com
if you try something like this
if(!empty($db->f("bla")))
php says there is an error of syntax
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