Re: global HTTP_(POST|GET|SESSION|SERVER|COOKIE)_VARS;

On Mon, 2 Jul 2001, Zeev Suraski wrote: > (a) I agree that the names are long > (b) Remember that you can change the name by simply assigning it around > (e.g., $GET_A = $HTTP_GET_VARS) I know this, but then you'll end up with: $GET_A = $GLOBALS["HTTP_GET_VARS"]; $POST_A = $GLOBALS["HTTP_POST_VARS"]; ... and this is what I don't like in every function :) > (c) I think that $GET_A is ugly :) I'd go for something along the lines of > $__GET I agree with that, $GET_A was just a proposal. > (d) Having these variables available on every function means that it's > going to slow things down, so it's a no-no. What we can do is do something > along the lines of $GLOBALS - where it is available in every function that > *uses* it. The drawback here is that it means it will not be available via > indirect reference (i.e., $foo = "__GET", $$foo["bar"]). I don't > think > it's a serious drawback though. I think this would be excellent. I don't see any reason why I would even want to use $foo = "__GET"; regards, Derick Rethans --------------------------------------------------------------------- PHP: Scripting the Web - www.php.net - derick@php.net SRM: Site Resource Manager - www.vl-srm.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------