RE: [PHP] use of @ operator to suppress errors

On 15 March 2004 12:12, Stuart wrote: > Ben Joyce wrote: > > On the contrary, the @ prefix suppresses all errors for the block of > code it precedes where a block is a function or variable. Essentially > it sets error_reporting to 0 while it evaluates that block. In fact, to be completely accurate, @ is an operator and suppresses error in the *expression* to which it applies -- this means you can affect what it applies to by using parentheses. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@leedsmet.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211