Re: Improving error messages when using indirect references
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:47:08 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Improving error messages when using indirect references | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.internals |
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, Martin Jansen wrote:
> Hey,
>
> <?php
> error_reporting(E_ALL);
>
> echo $$foo;
> ?>
>
> results in
>
> Notice: Undefined variable: foo in /foo/bar.php on line 4
>
> Notice: Undefined variable: in /foo/bar.php on line 4
>
> Wouldn't it be more appropriate if the second notice was something like
> "Notice: Undefined variable: <unnamed> in /foo/bar.php on line 4"?
Would be a lie... $foo WILL evaluate to the empty string which used like
this, although it does look weird, it is right :)
Derick