#18223 [Opn->Bgs]: Extended ease of if () / elseif () and is_null() bug (?)

ID: 18223 Updated by: helly@php.net Reported By: GrimZ at php-freaks dot org -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Windows 2k / Linux / FreeBSD PHP Version: 4.2.1 New Comment: Sorry, but 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 as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Solve this with php. No support will be done ever at language level. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-07-08 07:41:16] GrimZ at php-freaks dot org It would be great if there was some method of PHP storing the last matched if condition. Allow me to demonstrate. ; --- Example $myarray = array( 'this' => 'test', 'that' => 'fun', ); if ($myarray['this'] == 'test') { echo('The value is '.$myarray['this']); } Now, I'm suggesting something like $ifmatch (easy name) and it would work like so. $ifmatch retains the first condition of an if () / elseif() that has matched (it's TRUE) like so: if ($myarray['this'] == 'test') { echo('The value is '.$ifmatch); } Where $ifmatch = 'test' (or, $array['this'] if you prefer) You might wonder what the advantage is? Well, I think it's a lot easier and more functional to do this: if ($myarray['this'] == 'test') { echo('The value is '.$ifmatch); } Then: if ($myarray['this'] == 'test') { echo('The value is '.$myarray['this']); } Or: $blah = $myarray['this']; if ($blah == 'test') { echo('The value is '.$blah); } I'm sure a lot of people could find use for this in the future. Also, I'm not sure if this is a bug or not, but, the Manual says is_null() handles mixed variables, however, this returns false: $test = NULL; $blah = NULL; echo((is_null($test,$blah) ? 'Yep' : 'Nope')); This was tested on 2k with the standard Windows lastest version of PHP and Apache 1.3.x (last stable) If is_null() can handle only 1 argument, please extend it for infinite args, I have coded my own routine for this but obviously PHP's internal would be faster. Last, but not least, PHP is probably my favorite language, more so then C/C++, please keep up the good work, it's truely a fantastic language and you have all done a fantastic job with it (coders, documentation team, web team) ;-) Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=18223&edit=1