Re: Stepping on range()
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Tue, 12 Nov 2002 15:30:29 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Stepping on range() | ||
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Jon Parise wrote:
> Attached is a patch that adds an optional "step" parameter to the
> range() function. This allows the generation of ranges based on a
> non-one increment. For example:
>
> range(0, 10, 2);
>
> ... would yield an array containing (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10).
>
> The change is entirely backwards-compatible with the existing
> behavior of range().
>
> I've also attached a test script for the new functionality.
>
> I haven't committed the changes in the interest of getting PHP 4.3.0
> out the door, but I will if no one sees a problem. Otherwise, I can
> hang onto this until after the release.
>
> Documentation updates will accompany with the commit.
I like this, but I think it's a good idea to wait with committing until
4.3.0 has been branched.
Derick
>
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