RE: [PHP-DEV] Possible problem in the parser

> -----Original Message----- > From: Andi Gutmans [mailto:andi@zend.com] > Sent: 14 March 2003 14:50 > > You are right that it doesn't behave the same as C. However, > personally > although it might have been better for it to work like C I > don't think it's > a good idea to change it now. First of all it would break backwards > compatibility in a way which would be hard for people to find > where the bug > is and how to fix it. Secondly, not meaning to insult anyone > here, but I > think people who write such code without using parentheses > should improve > their coding style :) Oh, I totally agree. My original response was to a query as to whether the PHP behaviour was a bug -- so I simply pointed out (in some detail!) that, although different from c, it *did* conform to the precedence and associativity documented in the PHP manual. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211