RE: [PHP] Whacky increment/assignment logic with $foo++ vs ++$foo
| From: | Daevid Vincent | Date: | Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:22:47 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Whacky increment/assignment logic with $foo++ vs ++$foo | ||
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Dunlap [mailto:bdunlap@agentintellect.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 2:58 PM
> To: php-general@lists.php.net; Daevid Vincent
> Subject: Re: [PHP] Whacky increment/assignment logic with
> $foo++ vs ++$foo
>
> > mind-blowing. What the heck /is/ supposed to happen when
> you do this:
> >
> > $a = 2;
> > $a = $a++;
> > echo $a;
> >
> > Seems like any way you slice it the output should be 3. I
> guess what's
>
> ... and, in fact, that /is/ how C behaves. The following code:
>
> int a = 2;
> a = a++;
> printf("a = [%d]\n", a);
>
> Will output "a = [3]". At least on Ubuntu 9 using gcc 4.3.3.
>
> So I retract my initial terse reply and apologize for misunderstanding
> your question.
>
> Ben
EXACTLY! :)
God (or diety of your choice) bless you for "getting" what I'm saying and
proving that it's not "C" like either. That just adds credence to my/our
argument.
d