Re: ++ BUG??

On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, Jason wrote: > On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 03:22:09AM +0100, Marcin Orlowski wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > This: > > > > $idx=0; > > [loop] > > { > > $idx = ($idx++)%2; > > echo $idx; > > } > > > > $idx = ($idx+1)%2; > > whether there's a bug there or not, it's ambiguous code. You're doing two > assignments to $idx on the same line. $idx+1 and $idx++ are NOT equivalent. > $idx = ($idx+1)%2 is better code and you don't have to worry about the bug. > Now, normally I don't argue in a public forum, but the PHP manual does say "C-style pre- and post-increment and decrement operators". IIRC, C would assign to the variable and then increment it. There should be no ambiguity. Please correct me if I'm wrong. -- Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ignacio@openservices.net>