Re: Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #7478 Updated: empty() function does not work as expected

Heiner: There are other ways to do this. strlen() comes to mind... On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Heiner Steven wrote the following to php-dev@lists.php...: > joey wrote: > > > Here's what the manual has to say: > > Returns false if var is set and has a non-empty or non-zero > > value; true otherwise. > > > The only bug here is in your idea of what empty() means. > > Well, that was obvious in the first place ;-) > > PHP takes the Perl concept of assuming that after > > $var = "0" > > the variable is empty. In this context, empty() has no benefit, because > it's functionality can be achived just by using "if ( !$var )". > > I showed a way of giving empty() an improved functionality that would > provide PHP programmers with an easy way to determine an empty string > (instead of a "string who's value is FALSE"). > > Well, thank you for your immediate feedback on this problem. > > Heiner