Re: or return problem
| From: | Eugene Lee | Date: | Tue, 07 Oct 2003 17:28:41 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: or return problem | ||
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On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 01:02:36PM -0400, Pat Carmody wrote:
:
: Calling the following retor_test() function causes a "Parse error: parse
: error, unexpected T_RETURN" message when the script is run:
:
: function istrue() {
: return true;
: }
: function retor_test() {
: istrue() or return( "False" );
: return "True";
: }
:
: The problem is with the "or return" part. Any ideas why?
Yes.
: I realize that I could use an if statement instead,
You just answered your own question.
: but I'm a lazy, lazy man and I don't want to.
Just use an if statement. Lazy, Perl-ish syntax blows chunks.