Re: More than one values returned?

On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 18:29 -0800, Nick Stinemates wrote: > Robert Cummings wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 18:06 -0800, Nick Stinemates wrote: > > > >> C.R.Vegelin wrote: > >> > >>> <?php > >>> $in = 4; > >>> calcpows($in, $pow2, $pow4); > >>> echo "in = $in pow2=$pow2 pow4=$pow4"; > >>> > >>> // define return fields as &$... > >>> function calcpows($in, &$pow2, &$pow4) > >>> { > >>> $pow2 = $in * $in; > >>> $pow4 = $pow2 * $pow2; > >>> } > >>> ?> > >>> > >>> HTH > >>> > >>> > >> Thats a good example, and a good reason for passing values by Reference > >> instead of by Value. > >> > >> I have found, however, that if I ever need to return /multiple/ values, > >> it's usually because of bad design and/or the lack of proper encapsulation. > >> > > > > You mean you've never had a function like getCoordinates()? Or > > getUsers(), or any other of a zillion perfectly valid and reasonable > > functions that return multiple values as an array? Wow, how odd! > > > > Cheers, > > Rob. > > > getCoordinates() would return a Point object > getUsers() would return a Group object... > > Not rocket science ;) I'd just return arrays unless I had a specific need for incurring object overhead for such simple datatypes. Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'