Re: Correct Coding

From: Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 18:39:39 +0000
Subject: Re: Correct Coding
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Good point. Would not have seen it that way. Thanks for the tip. Jim Lucas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger B.A. Klorese" <rogerk@queernet.org> To: "'Jim Lucas'" <phplist@zonedzero.net>; "'Curt Zirzow'" <curt@zirzow.dyndns.org>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:03 AM Subject: RE: [PHP] Correct Coding > > Could you explain a little better why this would make things better? > > > > I don't understand how this would improve things. > > > > > Concerning the $Task == "Add", I'd like to make a comment. It can > > > be a wise decision to compare your variables with strings like: > > > > > > if ("Add" == $Task) > > > > > > This can help preventing typo's like: > > > > > > if ($Task = "Add") > > $Task = "Add" (typo'd for $Task == "Add") would assign the value, > clearly not your intent. > > "Add" = $Task would be an illegal assignment to a constant, so your > error would be detected. > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >

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