RE: [PHP] Re: ramble was [PHP] Not sure of my error

This is good for integer values. If it is zero (0) then it is false, anything else and it is true. If you have a string in $foo, then you must accept what happens when the automatic variable conversion takes place. To do !$foo on a string doesn't even make sense. -jeremy brand Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: jeremy@nirvani.net http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for more - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us. -- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.4 > What about just: > > if(!foo) { > //bla > } > > are there any problems with this? > > -----Original Message----- > From: jeremy brand [mailto:jeremy@nirvani.net] > Sent: Saturday, 18 November 2000 11:15 AM > To: Philip Olson > Cc: Joe Stump; Matt Stone; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: ramble was [PHP] Not sure of my error > > > On our production servers, we run with no error reporting. This makes > the most sense, given our situation. > > -jeremy brand > > Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: jeremy@nirvani.net > http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for > more > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > I am pleased to see that we have differences. May we together become > greater than the sum of both of us. > -- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.4 > > On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Philip Olson wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 01:14:53 +0000 (GMT) > > From: Philip Olson <philip@theprojects.org> > > To: Joe Stump <joe@earth.care2.com> > > Cc: Matt Stone <matt@planetveggie.com>, php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: ramble was [PHP] Not sure of my error > > > > > No - it's up to you. Don't use empty() for checking numbers because it > will > > > return true if set to 0 - that's my only advice. > > > > *nods* although : > > > > if ($foo == '0') > > { > > echo 'sup'; > > } > > // will check whatever but 0 > > elseif (empty($foo)) > > { > > echo 'it'; > > } > > else > > { > > echo 'err'; > > } > > > > anyway, is it true that if error checking is set to 'high' that a check > > such as : > > > > if ($foo == '') > > > > will or could return an error? i am looking but cannot find this again > > but remember seeing it in a post about a month ago. not 100% certain but > > would like to be :-) > > > > philip > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >