Re: Named arguments
| From: | Robert Cummings | Date: | Mon, 14 Apr 2003 04:04:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Named arguments | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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You can just pass an associative array, every entry is named by a key :]
Cheers,
Rob.
Sparky Kopetzky wrote:
>
> Gotta question for all of the gurus...
>
> I know you can have default values in a function. Is there anyway you can use 'named
> arguments' like Visual Basic??
>
> I've got a large number of functions that I need to call is this manner. The use of
> 'NULL' 40,000 times is a major pain in the posterior to fill all of the missing arguments.
> If the writers of PHP could add a ability like this, they would be right up there with Twinkies,
> Yoo-Hoo's and God:
>
> function _browser($html_version = false, $explorer_version = false, $navigator_version = false)
> {
> blah-blah-blah;
> }
>
> $value = _browser($navigator_version := true);
>
> Just hoping someone could add this feature to save grief and ulcers...
>
> Robin Kopetzky
> Black Mesa Computers/Internet Services
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