RE: [PHP-DEV] Make switch/case to type sensitive comparison in PH P 5?

> -----Original Message----- > From: Rasmus Lerdorf [mailto:rasmus@lerdorf.com] > Sent: 26 March 2003 16:42 > To: Ford, Mike [LSS] > > > I'd really not love to see it :) Use an if-else chain of === > > > comparisons > > > instead if that's what you really need. > > > > Oh, well, fair enough -- I can live with that, although I > think it's a less > > elegant way of programming it. Still, nothing ventured > nothing gained...! > > ;) > > Mike, changing this would break all sorts of stuff, and I > think it would > confuse a lot of people. Huh??? What would it break? And I don't see how it would be confusing (in fact, in my opinion it would be exactly the reverse). Choosing between "case 0:" and (say) "case_identical 0:" would only be the same as choosing between == and === in an if statement -- it would just give the opportunity to do it using the elegant switch structure instead of the clumsy if...elseif...else chain. It just seems a shame not to have an === equivalent available within switch structures -- but, hey, it was only a speculative suggestion, I'm perfectly happy to bow to contrary opinion, and this is absolutely my last word on the subject ... ;)) Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211