Re: For ... <= max($myArray) vs For ... <= $max

Friday, November 8, 2002, 12:13:01 PM, Daevid Vincent wrote: > $max = max($myArray); > for( $x = 1; $x <= $length; $x++ ) {} > -- OR -- > for( $x = 1; $x <= max($myArray); $x++ ) {} > My gut instinct tells me since PHP is interpreted, that the top one is > the better way to go, but with the Zend Optimizer, I don't know if PHP > handles them the same way or not? The first one is faster, but it depends on the site of the array and how often you call the loop. I prefer doing it like this though: for($x = 1, $max = count($myArray); $x <= $max; $x++ ) {} For some good optimization (and other) tips check out: http://phplens.com/lens/php-book/optimizing-debugging-php.php http://www.lerdorf.com/tips.pdf -- Kjartan <kjartan@zind.net> (http://natrak.net/) :: "Silence is one great art of conversation."