Re: RFC array functions

On Sat, 27 May 2006 23:52:41 +0200 helly@php.net (Marcus Boerger) wrote: > Hello Matthew, > > Saturday, May 27, 2006, 11:36:16 PM, you wrote: > > > Pierre wrote: > >> On 5/27/06, Marcus Boerger <helly@php.net> wrote: > >>> - bool array(array $array) > >>> > >>> cehcks whether arra position is valid (e.g. like > >>> "key($array) !== NULL") > >> > >> I don't understand this one. > >> > > > I think you have to listen to psychedelic music and take a hit of > > LSD first. > > Actually the point is that you cannot simply do stuff like > "while(key($array))". And "while(key($array) != 0)" doesn't work > either. Also "if (!key($array))" is probably different from what you > expect. And of course "isset(key($array))" doens't work either. Ok, I got it now. The name is a bit confusing, array_valid has a different meaning that what it would do. array_key_valid is already better. However I still prefer to write: (key($arr) !== NULL) +0 here :) -- Pierre