Re: Question about empty();
| From: | Curt Zirzow | Date: | Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:30:50 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Question about empty(); | ||
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* Thus wrote John (jbr@ya-right.net):
> Hi all
>
> This function I don't get at all, I hear all the time, "if you want to
> practice smart coding then turn register globals off, and be sure you keep
> query data out of your script that is not set or defined with something
> expected". So why would there be a function that returns true or false, $var
> is empty even if $var is not defined! Now I know you can do bool(), but the
> function name (empty()) really states one thing "Does it have a value or (!)
> not have value" and not "Does have a value or does (!) not have a value and
> may be undefined too!" If you don't want to correct it then at least give a
> warning if the $var being tested is undefined!~
>
For the life of me I cant find your question in there.
Curt
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