RE: [PHP-DEV] Changing implementation of get_meta_tags for 4.0.5

Yes, currently the only problem I have fixed is the multi-line issue, but that is not what I am talking about. get_meta_tags returns an associative array where the value of the NAME attribute of the meta tag becomes the key, and the value of the CONTENTS attribute becomes the value. I am proposing totally changing the return value to a multi-dimensional array that contains every recognized (by W3C) attribute in the META tag. I will send a message to php-general and see what type of response I get. Sean > -----Original Message----- > From: Andi Gutmans [mailto:andi@zend.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 1:10 AM > To: elixer@erols.com; 'André Langhorst'; 'PHP Development' > Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Changing implementation of get_meta_tags for > 4.0.5 > > > Is the only thing it fixes the multi-line problem? (In such a > case I think > doing the fix is fine). > Also, in your example when you wrote "= NULL" I hope you meant not to > define these at all and not making them NULL. It is better > (traversal and > such). > Last but not least, you could send an Email to php-general@ > and ask who > uses it and how. It will give you an idea if there are lots > of people or > none. Again, if the only problem you fixed is the multi-line > problem then I > think people won't get bitten by this. > > Andi > > At 01:01 AM 2/14/2001 -0500, Sean R. Bright wrote: > >Well I certainly don't want to compare it to changes from > PHP3 to PHP4, but > >this really isn't that huge of a change. The only > difference is that this > >time this function will actually work correctly. Its never > a Good Thing > >(tm) to break backwards compatibility but that shouldn't be > the only thing > >reason to not change the implementation. If you guys want > it to be another > >function could someone suggest a name for it? get_meta_tags_ex?? > > > >Sean > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andi Gutmans [mailto:andi@zend.com] > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 12:41 AM > > > To: André Langhorst; elixer@erols.com; PHP Development > > > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Changing implementation of > get_meta_tags for > > > 4.0.5 > > > > > > > > > Well maybe we can have a function with another name? or pass > > > an optional > > > second argument? > > > I'm not that sure it's a good thing to break backwards > > > compatibility on > > > this one although I admit not knowing how many people > > > actually use it. My > > > guess is that if it's been in a couple of versions of PHP 4 > > > there are at > > > least a couple of dozen if not more using it. > > > > > > Andi > > > > > > At 11:34 PM 2/13/2001 +0100, André Langhorst wrote: > > > >>This will break backwards compatibility, and I am not > > > really in favor of > > > >>adding a new param to get_meta_tags in order to include this new > > > >>functionality, that will just obfuscate the code more than > > > it needs to be. > > > >>I think we should just change one implementation, to > > > another, better one. I > > > >>can't imagine that that many people are using this tag > > > often enough to > > > >>require a huge change in their code. > > > > > > > >following your description, that function is really > broeken (lack of > > > >functionality) and thus needs a non-backwards-compatible > > > fix, your fix > > > >sounds nice indeed > > > >this function is not widespreadly used I guess > > > > > > > >2c > > > > > > > >-- > > > >· André Langhorst t: +49 331 5811560 · > > > >· andre@php.net m: +49 173 9558736 · > > > >* PHP Quality Assurance http://qa.php.net * > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >PHP Development Mailing List > > > ><http://www.php.net/> > > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > > > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > > > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Development Mailing List > > > <http://www.php.net/> > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > > > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > >-- > >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net >