Re: variable_exists() patch

From: Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:03:40 +0000
Subject: Re: variable_exists() patch
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"Ilia Alshanetsky" <ilia@prohost.org> a écrit dans le message de news:200308141145.38495.ilia@prohost.org... > Do we really need this function? I see 2 ways of 'implementing' this > functionality in PHP without having to add another function. For example: > (isset($var) || is_null($var)) or gettype($var). Sure its really _enough_. We can't have a function for every little script. > > Ilia > > On August 13, 2003 06:25 pm, Lars Torben Wilson wrote: > > Hi out there, > > > > A few weeks ago I submitted a patch in the bug db for a > > variable_exists() construct, which parallels the function_exists() > > one but for variables. In short, it returns TRUE if a variable > > exists, regardless of its value. In other words, it's an isset() > > which doesn't care if the variable's value is NULL. > > > > The bug report and a link to the patch is here: > > > > http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=24274&edit=1 > > > > Just mentioning it because I don't know whether it's good enough to > > go in, but users have emailed me to ask why it hasn't been included. > > If I've screwed up with the patch, a quick note as to what was wrong > > would be great. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Torben > > > > > > -- > > Torben Wilson <torben@php.net> +1.604.709.0506 > > http://www.thebuttlesschaps.com > > http://www.inflatableeye.com > > http://www.hybrid17.com > > http://www.themainonmain.com > > -----==== Boycott Starbucks! > > http://www.haidabuckscafe.com ====----- >

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