Re: in_array - what the...

On 25 June 2010 19:58, Bob McConnell <rvm@cbord.com> wrote: > From: Daevid Vincent > >> Why do this "in_array()" business?? >> >> Just do this... >> >> if (self::$aboveArray[$name]) >> { >>    //something interesting here >> } > > Does that gibberish actually do something? It doesn't make any sense to > me, while in_array() actually looks like what it does. > Gibberish?? Probably a good time to go look up some php tutorials. Apart from that, it's rather bad form as a missing index will create a notice at the least. The isset snippet is better, though if you care about finding null values you need to go the route of array_keys(). Regards Peter -- <hype> WWW: http://plphp.dk / http://plind.dk LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/plind BeWelcome/Couchsurfing: Fake51 Twitter: http://twitter.com/kafe15 </hype>