RE: [PHP] problems with switch()
| From: | php3 at developersdesk dot com | Date: | Sat, 08 Jul 2000 09:05:26 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] problems with switch() | ||
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Addressed to: "J.R. Lillard" <jr@hyphen.org>
Php-General <php-general@lists.php.net>
** Reply to note from "J.R. Lillard" <jr@hyphen.org> Fri, 7 Jul 2000 20:15:12 -0500
(CDT)
>
> no i do not. it is my understanding that if you're only putting one
> command between the <? and ?> tags, you don't need the trailing
> semicolon. i've had no problems in that sense either. so:
>
> <? $x = 1 ?>
> <? $y = 1 ?>
>
> is the same as:
>
> <?
> $x = 1;
> $y = 1;
> ?>
>
Almost the same... The first will be slightly slower as it causes a
switch from PHP mode to HTML mode, and back for each line. This would
be acceptable if there is some HTML to send between the php lines, but
as shown it is a waste of two context switches to save a semicolon.
Rick Widmer
Internet Marketing Specialists
www.developersdesk.com